March 18, 2024

Welcome coffee at Villa Rufolo

• The UNESCO site “Costiera Amalfitana”: the community-territory system and its management issues (by: Ferruccio Ferrigni)

Visit ofn Villa Rufolo

• Towards Amalfi, via steps, terraces, vineyards, convents, and houses, meeting local farmers (by: Maria Carla Sorrentino)
• Modern management of an ancient activity: the Aceto family lemon grove (by: Luigi e Salvatore Aceto)
• A surviving tradition: visit to the Amalfi Paper Mill, with paper production (by each student) (by: Maria Carla Sorrentino)

Visit of Amalfi

Return to Ravello

Educational dinner (at Pizzeria da Giuliana): Pizza and Mozzarella, authentic vs corrupted (by: Ferruccio Ferrigni)

March 19, 2024

Departure from Ravello

• The impact of artifacts on the landscape: Niemeyer Auditorium, S. Maria del Bando (Itinerary seminar on the bus) (by: Ferruccio Ferrigni)
• Cetara: from the Roman “garum” to the “anchovy colatura” of foodies. Perspectives and challenges of traditional products (by: Ferruccio Ferrigni, presso Delfino)
• Vietri sul Mare: fortune and challenges of an Amalfi Coast brand (by: Vincenzo Aceto)

Free visit of the town and lunch break

Departure from Vietri

Montecorvino Rovella: The evolving ceramic tradition. Visit to Fornace Falcone

End of the Amalfi Coast module and departure from Montecorvino Rovella