Emerald grotto transfers and Tour

A short distance from Amalfi, in the bay of Conca dei Marini, is the Emerald Cave, which is considered to beauty and charm, the gem of the coast. Discovered in 1932, the cave, once dry, and then, because of the movements bradisismici, invaded by the sea, it owes its name to the particular color of the water in reflecting the light that penetrates through the rocks.

Inside the cavity ', which has dimensions of approximately 30 to 60 m, with a maximum height of 24 m, it offers visitors an extraordinary scenery and unequaled atmosphere, dominated by the bright tones of green and' blue, and 'made ​​even more' suggestive of the presence of thin stalactites and especially the spectacular formations of stalagmites protruding from the sea and, as a huge tall columns more 'than 10 m, are joined at a time.

Of particular charm is the original ceramic underwater crib placed on the seabed in 1956 to about 4 feet deep.

The cave can be reached by elevator or staircase with SS 163 and the sea through an artificial wharf.
From all the main towns of the Amalfi Coast and Sorrento there are ferries that organize guided excursions.