{"id":2329,"date":"2012-06-27T21:24:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T19:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walks.friday.ie\/?p=2329"},"modified":"2023-07-04T11:52:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T10:52:11","slug":"coast-of-italy-photographs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/coast-of-italy-photographs","title":{"rendered":"6 Spectacular Sea Views on the Italian Coast: Castello di Miramare, Tropea &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One benefit of a country with a Mediterranean coastline: the spectacular views! We dug through hundreds of photographs to find you some of the most jaw-dropping vistas of the mainland Italian coast. And yes, while some famously beautiful places\u2014like the Cinque Terre and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/versus-amalfi-coast-italy\">Amalfi Coast<\/a>\u2014made the cut, there are some others you probably haven&#8217;t heard of.<\/p>\n<p>Just don&#8217;t blame us if you want to dive right into the water in these pictures&#8230; or book a flight\u00a0<em>immediately\u00a0<\/em>to Italy!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2158\" style=\"width: 859px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2158\" class=\"wp-image-2158 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gods-Trail-sentiero-degli-dei-Amalfi-coast.jpg\" alt=\"A must see on the Amalfi coast\" width=\"849\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gods-Trail-sentiero-degli-dei-Amalfi-coast.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Gods-Trail-sentiero-degli-dei-Amalfi-coast-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sentiero degli Dei, or &#8220;God&#8217;s Trail,&#8221; is one of our favorite places along the Italian coast.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/coast-of-italy-photographs\/#6_Stunning_Sea_Views_on_the_Italian_Coast\" >6 Stunning Sea Views on the Italian Coast<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/coast-of-italy-photographs\/#Castello_di_Miramare_Gulf_of_Trieste\" >Castello di Miramare, Gulf of Trieste<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/coast-of-italy-photographs\/#Tropea_Calabria\" >Tropea, Calabria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/coast-of-italy-photographs\/#Ravello_Amalfi_Coast\" >Ravello, Amalfi Coast<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/coast-of-italy-photographs\/#Beaches_between_Gaeta_and_Terracina_Lazio\" >Beaches between\u00a0Gaeta and Terracina, Lazio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/coast-of-italy-photographs\/#Polignano_a_Mare_Puglia\" >Polignano a Mare, Puglia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/coast-of-italy-photographs\/#Cinque_Terre_Liguria\" >Cinque Terre, Liguria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Stunning_Sea_Views_on_the_Italian_Coast\"><\/span>6 Stunning Sea Views on the Italian Coast<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Castello_di_Miramare_Gulf_of_Trieste\"><\/span>Castello di Miramare, Gulf of Trieste<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Like the looks of the view pictured at the top? Then you want to head to the 19th-century\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/miramare.cultura.gov.it\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castello di Miramare<\/a>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>a castle built by the Hapsburg Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian just north of the Italian city of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/things-to-do-in-trieste\">Trieste<\/a>\u2014in the sliver of Italy that borders Slovenia. As beautiful as the castle is, its name, which literally means &#8220;looking at the sea,&#8221; says it all.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tropea_Calabria\"><\/span>Tropea, Calabria<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most famous for its white-sand beaches&#8230; and its red onions (the\u00a0<em>cipolla di Tropea<\/em> is so well-known, red onions across Italy are often called by the name), Tropea also boasts gorgeous seaside views. This vista looks toward the Isola Bella, the appropriately named &#8220;Beautiful Island.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A key draw of this beautiful coastline vista? The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/santuariosantamariadellisola\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santuario Santa Maria Dell&#8217;Isola<\/a>, a solitary monastery on a rocky, mountain-top outpost.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2339\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Beautiful-palace-in-Tropea-Calabria-Southern-Italy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2339\" class=\" wp-image-2339 \" title=\"Beautiful view of palace in Tropea, Calabria, Southern Italy\" src=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Beautiful-palace-in-Tropea-Calabria-Southern-Italy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Beautiful-palace-in-Tropea-Calabria-Southern-Italy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Beautiful-palace-in-Tropea-Calabria-Southern-Italy-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful Tropea in Calabria, Italy with it&#8217;s incredible monastery.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ravello_Amalfi_Coast\"><\/span>Ravello, Amalfi Coast<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Amalfi Coast is spectacular, but our favorite view there isn&#8217;t from Amalfi Town or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/positano-italy\">Positano<\/a>\u2014it&#8217;s from Ravello. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.villarufolo.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Villa Rufolo<\/a>, in particular, boasts a gorgeous vista of the terraced hills and blue, blue sea.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2162\" style=\"width: 593px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Amazing-view-of-Amalfi-coast-seen-from-villa-Rufolo-garden-Ravello-Italy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2162\" class=\" wp-image-2162 \" title=\"View from the Villa Rufolo gardens, Ravello, Italy\" src=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Amazing-view-of-Amalfi-coast-seen-from-villa-Rufolo-garden-Ravello-Italy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Amazing-view-of-Amalfi-coast-seen-from-villa-Rufolo-garden-Ravello-Italy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Amazing-view-of-Amalfi-coast-seen-from-villa-Rufolo-garden-Ravello-Italy-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from the gardens of Villa Rufolo in Ravello<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beaches_between_Gaeta_and_Terracina_Lazio\"><\/span>Beaches between\u00a0Gaeta and Terracina, Lazio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Although the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/things-to-do\/lazio-region-italy-rome-day-trips\">region of Lazio<\/a> isn&#8217;t the first place to come to mind when thinking of sea views, the region that&#8217;s host to Rome has some spectacular, sandy stretches. One particularly beautiful stretch of coastline runs from Gaeta to Terracina, and includes spots like Sperlonga, favored by not only beach-seeking Romans but even by Emperor Tiberius.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2342\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Stretches-of-sandy-beach-along-the-coast-between-Gaeta-and-Terracina-Lazio-Italy-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2342\" class=\" wp-image-2342 \" title=\"Beautiful sea view between Gaeta and Terracina, Lazio, Italy \" src=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Stretches-of-sandy-beach-along-the-coast-between-Gaeta-and-Terracina-Lazio-Italy-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Stretches-of-sandy-beach-along-the-coast-between-Gaeta-and-Terracina-Lazio-Italy-copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Stretches-of-sandy-beach-along-the-coast-between-Gaeta-and-Terracina-Lazio-Italy-copy-768x483.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lazio isn&#8217;t known for its beaches&#8230; but maybe it should be!<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Polignano_a_Mare_Puglia\"><\/span>Polignano a Mare, Puglia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Located in the heel of the boot of Italy, Puglia is a gorgeous region, filled with sandy beaches, fantastic food, and villages so Mediterranean-looking, you&#8217;d swear you were on a Greek island. Located right on the sea, the village of Polignano a Mare is one of our favorite spots in Puglia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2341\" style=\"width: 593px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/shutterstock_8801524.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2341\" class=\" wp-image-2341 \" title=\"Gorgeous sea views in Polignano a Mare, Puglia\" src=\"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/shutterstock_8801524.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/shutterstock_8801524.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/shutterstock_8801524-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beach at Polignano a Mare<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cinque_Terre_Liguria\"><\/span>Cinque Terre, Liguria<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Of course, we couldn&#8217;t forget the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/?s=cinque+terre&amp;post_type=posts\">Cinque Terre<\/a>, the five fishing villages located on the Ligurian coast. Although they&#8217;ve become quite touristy in recent years, they&#8217;re still spectacular\u2014and the views of the sea, especially from the hiking paths like this one (between Vernazza and Corniglia), \u00a0are incredible. Here&#8217;s more on the devastating flood that the area suffered in fall 2011 and its aftermath.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1040\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1040\" class=\"wp-image-1040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0564-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"hiking in the cinque terre\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0564-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0564-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/DSC_0564-1536x1020.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beautiful coastline of the Cinque Terre.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One benefit of a country with a Mediterranean coastline: the spectacular views! We dug through hundreds of photographs to find you some of the most jaw-dropping vistas of the mainland Italian coast. And yes, while some famously beautiful places\u2014like the Cinque Terre and the Amalfi Coast\u2014made the cut, there are some others you probably haven&#8217;t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[72,85,81,89],"ppma_author":[155],"class_list":["post-2329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do","tag-amalfi","tag-cinque-terre","tag-photography","tag-summer"],"authors":[{"term_id":155,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"walksofitaly","display_name":"Walks of Italy","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9f4cd4dd0c5ab4b4bae57f3500298e23?s=96&d=mm&r=g","user_url":"http:\/\/walksofitaly.com\/blog","last_name":"of Italy","first_name":"Walks","job_title":"","description":"Walks began life as the passion project of two guys with one simple mission: To share their love for, and knowledge of, the city of Rome. 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