From above or from the sea, Amalfi seems sewn with needle and thread onto a fabric of earth. A meticulously woven pattern of colors, like those of embroidery. Sixty years ago, Quasimodo defined it as "the garden we always seek in vain after the perfect places of childhood." Even today, it is a corner of paradise that preserves its beauty intact, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the Coast, of which Amalfi is the geographical and symbolic center.