Vietri sul Mare

Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Vietri sul Mare
img_coa = Stemma_Vietri_sul_Mare.gif
img_coa_small =


image_caption =
region = RegioneIT|sigla=CAM
province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=SA (SA)
mayor =
mayor_party =
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 80
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 8
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 8537
pop_density_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 1067
coordinates = coord|40|40|0|N|14|44|0|E|region:IT_type:city(8537)
gentilic = Vietresi (in dialetto vietraiuli)
telephone = 089
postalcode = 84019
frazioni = Albori, Benincasa, Dragonea, Iaconti, Marina di Vietri,
saint = John the Baptist
day = 24 June
mapx = #expr:40 + 40 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:14 + 44 / 60.0
locator_position =
native_name = Vietri sul Mare
name = Vietri sul Mare
website = http://www.comune.vietri-sul-mare.sa.it/

Vietri sul Mare ("Vietri on the Sea") is a town and "comune" in the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is a popular tourist destination because it is a convenient place to start the Amalfi Coast drive.

Geography

The town is bordered by Cava de' Tirreni, Cetara, Maiori and Salerno.

Economy

Vietri sul Mare is a popular destination for shoppers of ceramics.

Famous residents

Antonio Carluccio, the London-based chef, comes from the town.Fact|date=February 2007

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