What happens in July.

For the MarMeeting, the tiny Fiordo di Furore becomes a diving venue. Athletes dive from the 30-meter-high road bridge into the narrow gorge below, executing acrobatic twists and somersaults that seem to freeze in the Mediterranean air before they plunge into the emerald water. Spectators line the cliffs, the bridge railing, and the tiny beach at the bottom. The event draws international competitors and has become one of the most photogenic sporting events in southern Italy. The setting is unmatched — the ancient stone bridge, the vertical gorge walls, the turquoise water — creating a natural amphitheater that no stadium could replicate.

• 30m cliff dives from ancient road bridge
• International athletes
• Natural gorge amphitheater
• Free spectating from the cliffs

Cetara’s tuna and anchovy festival is one of the most authentic food events on the Amalfi Coast — a celebration of the fishing traditions that have defined this village for over a thousand years. Stalls along the harbor serve freshly grilled tuna steaks, fried anchovies, spaghetti with colatura di alici (the ancient fermented anchovy sauce), and alici marinate (marinated raw anchovies in lemon). Local fishermen demonstrate traditional netting techniques and explain the art of colatura production. Live music, folk dancing, and copious wine flow through the streets. This is not a tourist event with printed menus — it is a village feeding its guests the way it feeds itself.

• Freshly grilled tuna from local boats
• Colatura di alici tasting
• Traditional fishing demonstrations
• Live folk music and dancing

Every summer, the village of Praiano transforms into a cathedral of light. Thousands of hand-crafted wooden frames covered in colored lightbulbs are erected along the streets, staircases, and terraces of the village, creating an illuminated labyrinth that turns the hillside into a glowing tapestry visible from the sea. The tradition honors San Domenico, Praiano’s patron saint, and has grown over the decades into one of the best-known events on the coast. At night you walk through the lit streets, with the dark sea below and the lights reflected in the water. Live bands, food stalls, and fireworks accompany the displays.

• Thousands of handcrafted light installations
• Village transformed into illuminated labyrinth
• Visible from the sea
• Live music and fireworks finale

The Feast of Sant’Anna on July 26 is Minori’s most beloved celebration. The saint, patron of mothers and grandmothers, is honored with a procession of her statue from the Basilica of Santa Trofimena through the streets and along the lungomare to the beach. In the evening there are fireworks, launched from boats anchored offshore, over the whole bay. The fireworks in Minori are well known: families from across the coast drive in to watch. Food stalls along the beach serve grilled sausages, fried pizza, and local wine. The atmosphere is pure southern Italian summer: loud, warm, and deeply communal.

• Offshore fireworks display over the bay
• Procession of Sant’Anna’s statue
• Beach food stalls
• Families from across the coast gather

Throughout July, the Ravello Festival dedicates a series of concerts specifically to Wagner and the Romantic composers he inspired, performed on the Belvedere stage at Villa Rufolo where Wagner himself stood in 1880. These are not ordinary recitals — the open-air stage extends over the edge of the terrace, so musicians perform with the darkening Mediterranean as their backdrop and the lights of the coast twinkling below. The program typically includes excerpts from Parsifal, Tristan und Isolde, and the Ring Cycle, alongside works by Liszt, Brahms, and Bruckner. As darkness falls and the music swells, the boundary between art and landscape dissolves completely.

• Wagner on the stage he inspired
• Open-air Belvedere terrace performance
• Mediterranean sunset backdrop
• Ring Cycle and Parsifal excerpts

Tickets · Tickets 30-100 EUR. Book at ravellofestival.com — Wagner nights are the most popular.