The name of Tramonti derives from its geographical position, land in the mountains, from which “Intra Montes”. It rises on the Lattari mountains and is the main seat of the mountain community of the peninsula Amalfitana.
The village includes thirteen fractions: Pucara; Novella; Paterno Sant’Elia; Paterno Sant’Arcangelo; Figlino,; Pietre; Capitignano; Corsano; Campinola; Polvica, administrative center of the territory; Gete; Cesarano and Ponte.