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Valley of the Mills
A green valley above Amalfi lined with the ruins of old paper mills, beside a paper museum.
- Open
- Always; the museum keeps its own hours
- Price
- Free; paid for the museum
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Valle dei Mulini, AmalfiDirections
- Getting There
- Walk up from Amalfi's main street.
Why Go
Amalfi made fine paper from the Middle Ages, using water power from the stream that runs down this valley. A path climbs past ruined mills and waterfalls, and the Paper Museum in an old mill shows how it was done.
Nearby in Amalfi Coast
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