Conca dei Marini
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Still called the 'town of navigators', this Amalfi Coast village once sent out a fleet of 27 galleons and traded as far as Constantinople and Smyrna. Houses spill down a bowl-shaped slope to Marina di Conca, a small bay of white cottages where fishing boats still moor. Lemons and cherry tomatoes grow on the terraces, and a 16th-century watchtower guards the cape.
Highlights
- Grotta dello Smeraldo, a karst sea cave
- Marina di Conca, the little bay where Jacqueline Kennedy stopped to swim
- The sea procession for the Madonna della Neve on 5 August
- Torre del Capo di Conca, a 16th-century watchtower on the headland
- Local lemons and 'del piennolo' cherry tomatoes
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Conca dei Marini (IT), Conca dei Marini (EN)), Wikivoyage (Conca dei Marini). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 664
Things to see
Events through the year
- Carnevale delle JanareRe-enacts the legend of witches who haunted the village
- Holy WeekProcession of the Dead Christ on Good Friday
- Palm SundayPalm leaves woven into symbols and blessed in church
- Feast of Saint Anthony of PaduaPilgrims, ex-votos on the statue, blessed bread and a procession
- Feast of Saint John the BaptistProcession with the 16th-century statue to Piazza Olmo, then fireworks
- Feast of Our Lady of Mount CarmelProcession from San Pancrazio church and fireworks
- Festa del mareFish sagra at the Marina honouring those lost at sea
- Sfogliatella Santarosa sagraTasting of the pastry and other local dishes, remembering its nun inventors
- Feast of Our Lady of the SnowMass on the beach, then a boat procession to Amalfi
- Feast of the Immaculate ConceptionProcession with bagpipes, honey zeppole and fireworks; Christmas season opens
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Conca dei Marini), Wikivoyage (Conca dei Marini). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Sfogliatella SantarosaSweetPastry with semolina cream and sour cherries, born in the convent
- Rabbit in lemon leavesDishTypical dish of Conca
Adapted from Wikivoyage (Conca dei Marini). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
51 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 29
- B&Bs and guest houses 19
- Campsites 2
- Hostels 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Furore · 1.5 km
- Atrani · 4.1 km
- Albori · 15 km
- Summonte · 40 km
- Castellabate · 50 km