The Amalfi Coast - Naples, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast - page 310

Chiostro del Paradiso (see 1)

Sleeping

2 Albergo Sant'Andrea B3

3 Hotel Amalfi B2

4 Hotel Centrale B3

5 Hotel Lidomare B3

6 Residenza del Duca B3

Eating

7 Da Maria C3

8 Dolcería dell' Antíco Portico C1

9 Il Teatro B1

10 La Pansa C3

11 La Taverna del Duca C1

12 Lo Smeraldino A4

13 Marina Grande C3

14 Ristorante La Caravella B3

Shopping

15 Anastasio Nicola Sas B2

16 Il Ninfeo C2

17 L'Arco Antico B2

Cattedrale di Sant'Andrea
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( 089 87 10 59; Piazza del Duomo; 9am-7pm) You can't miss Amalfi's fabulous
cathedral, sitting like a grande dame at the top of a sweeping flight of steps, generally
crowded with idle tourists, boisterous students and chattering locals creating a great
'wish-you-were-here' holiday-pic backdrop.
The cathedral dates in part from the early 10th century and its striking stripy facade has
been rebuilt twice, most recently at the end of the 19th century. Although the building is a
hybrid, the Sicilian Arabic-Norman style predominates, particularly in the two-tone ma-
sonry and the 13th-century bell tower. The huge bronze doors also merit a look - the first

CATHEDRAL