"A dream began in this land. Today, that dream has come home."
Andrea De Luca
Andrea De Luca regarded work as a way of giving back to the community and the land where he was born. One hundred years later, this place celebrates his most precious legacy: the values that have stood the test of time and continue to welcome all who arrive in Amalfi today.
It all began with a nine-year-old boy who left Amalfi for the New World, carrying little more than hope. Like many immigrants of his generation, he was in search of a better future. Twenty-five years later, he returned to his homeland as a grown man, bringing with him a wealth of experience, ideas, and dreams shaped across the ocean. He was a visionary entrepreneur and a pioneer of the printing arts, deeply connected to his roots.
In the late 1950s, he purchased a plot of land overlooking his beloved Amalfi, envisioning a modern printing house. But fate had other plans: the business moved to Salerno, and the site remained waiting for a new story to be told. From that long wait, a hotel was born, lovingly cared for by the De Luca Family for more than forty years.
Today, this place is reborn once again, becoming a house of memory, where every room tells a fragment of the story of this extraordinary land. Within its walls live the works of the landscape painters of the School of Posillipo and the artists who celebrated the Amalfi Coast, including Gaetano Capone, Raffaele d’Amato, and Pietro Scoppetta. Alongside them are the European masters who were captivated by these places, as well as the ceramic artists from Vietri sul Mare, Richard Dölker and Irene Kowaliska, who found here inspiration and a sense of belonging.
This house-museum is the result of Giuseppe De Luca’s passion, who over the years has collected artworks, memories, and testimonies of a land he deeply loved. Above all, it is a gesture of affection and gratitude to his father Andrea, whose story continues to live on within these walls.
For this reason, from today onward, we will simply remember him as The Printer of Amalfi. And this is the name of this house: not just a place to stay, but a story to preserve.
This narrative also follows an effective rhythm for an "Our Story" page: the dream, the rebirth of a place, and the family's legacy.
