La Caravella was first opened in 1959, and is today one of the most important and well-known restaurant in the south of Italy. Situated in the centre of the city, where the history of the Maritime Republic can be felt. It is infact situated next to the Ancient Arsenals, in a building of the 1100, which was the home of the Piccolomini family, feudatories of the Duchy of Amalfi.
The aisle of the building, today allocated to the "Caravella" was in the Renaissance the archive of the Duchy. In the sixties, due to the high level of quality achieved among the first restaurants of the South, ”The Caravella” was awarded the Michelin Guide Star. The cuisine of the “Caravella" is based on Eastern and Western, Sea and Land products, it rediscovers the old recipes of Amalfi, representing them in a more fantastic version, exalting the senses and the tastes of our Area.
The elegant and well kept environment, houses a rich collection of cerarnics of the most famous Masters of Vietri since 1800 to nowadays. Thanks to this, "La Caravella” is proudly considered as a restaurant museum.
Gaetano Afeltra
historian from Amalfi, ex-editor of "Corriere della Sera" italian daily newspaper
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Via Matteo Camera, 12 · 84011 Amalfi (SA) · Costiera Amalfitana · Italia · Tel. & Fax +39 089 871029 - email: info@ristorantelacaravella.it