The first sunny weekend on the Amalfi Coast and everyone ... and I mean everyone ... hits the road for a drive. When there's only one road, that can be problematic. But with the Amalfi Coast road, it's always best to pack a little extra patience ... and your camera! Fortunately, there are the views ...
See Mamma Agata’s Cooking School on MasterChef UK!
Very exciting news for all of you Amalfi Coast lovers in the UK! Tune in tomorrow evening to the MasterChef UK show on BBC One to see the semi final, which was filmed at the beautiful Mamma Agata Cooking School on the Amalfi Coast. In this episode, judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace take the semi ...
Spring Showers on the Amalfi Coast
This has been one of those days that just couldn't make up its mind. Beautiful spring morning ... sure thing! Sudden thunder and hailstorm with pounding down rain ... why not? My husband called mid morning to say batten down the hatches (well, he didn't really say that ... but now I wonder if ...
Spring Laundry
After a long and unusually dreary winter on the Amalfi Coast, the time change and arrival of spring temperatures means it's finally time to dry laundry outside again. If you heard a loud cheer recently from the general direction of the Amalfi Coast, it was all the housewives who could finally put ...
When It’s Pizza Day
There are some days that—without even having to think about it—are unanimously pizza days. Sometimes that means we go out in the evenings for pizza or stop in one of our favorite restaurants in Amalfi for a quick lunch. Other days it means making a quick call and having pizzas delivered to our front ...
On a Sunny Saturday in April
It amazes me each spring just how quickly we can forget certain things. Dinner with the gas heater blazing by the table for warmth, the hot water bottle (or cat) sitting on my lap to keep my fingers warm enough to keep typing and that old "for the rain it raineth every day" attitude. But then one ...
Sunny Palm Sunday in Amalfi
Palm Sunday arrived last weekend with some much needed sunshine for the Amalfi Coast. We opened the windows in the morning and sat up a small table nearby to enjoy the warmth of the sun during breakfast. After that there was only one thing to do ... go and enjoy the sunshine and the holiday ...
The Quiet Season
Things have been pretty quiet around here on Ciao Amalfi lately, and I apologize for the lack of updates! In some ways it's quite natural as life slows down this time of year to savor a bit of quiet on the Amalfi Coast. After the buzz and celebrations of the holidays, the rest of January and ...
Buon San Valentino!
After hearing the weather predictions for this week, we never expected such a glorious day with sunshine and bright blue skies for Valentine's Day. What a pleasant surprise ... the perfect setting for love! After lunch in Amalfi we were strolling along the port and I recalled an email a reader sent ...
Snowflakes on the Amalfi Coast
With just a few days left before Lasagna Eating Day ... er, I mean ... Carnevale, the temperatures have dropped and snow has arrived at high elevations on the Amalfi Coast. It snows so rarely here that it's often a welcome surprise. This morning while we were having breakfast I noticed the ...
