Summer has certainly arrived on the Amalfi Coast. The beaches are now covered with brightly colored umbrellas and driving and parking along the coast has turned into the usual summer chaos. But I love summer here! The sky and sea are intensely blue, as if in competition with one another, and ...
A Walk Through Amalfi’s Duomo of Sant’Andrea
Photo ItalyItalia.comI think every architectural historian has their absolute favorite building. For some, it is the building that inspired the love and study of architecture, while for others it is a building happened across during travels or studies that once seen was never forgotten. For me, it ...
Tempting Tuesday: Piazzetta di Pontone
Two weeks ago I promised to show you what was around this beautiful little corner in Pontone. Surely one of the rarely visited cities on the Amalfi Coast, the little town of Pontone has some excellent restaurants, a peaceful little Piazzetta, and wonderful views. Just a few steps down and around the ...
Sunday Shout-out: Anne in Oxfordshire
I just love getting mail. Perhaps spending so much time working on the computer and being separated from so many of my family and friends has intensified this. Or perhaps I am just old-fashioned. Email, social networking and chatting online are wonderful, wonderful ways to keep in touch, but nothing ...
Out & About: Showing Off
Walking anywhere on the Amalfi Coast during the warm summer months, you can't miss seeing the lizards darting around and ducking into the holes in walls. Occasionally one will get lost and end up in a strange place in the house, although I have yet to be able to figure out how they even get in. The ...
Regatta Results 2009: Amalfi Takes Second Place
Hiding out from the pouring rain in Amalfi, I watched the Regata Storica delle Repubbliche Marinare on a TV in the crowded Gran Caffè yesterday afternoon. Pisa started out strong and stayed in the lead to win the race. Although word on the street wasn't the best for the Amalfi team, my boyfriend ...
Tempting Tuesday: Regata Storica delle Repubbliche Marinare
The lovely little Piazzetta di Pontone, which I promised last week I would show you today, will have to wait another week. Today is a special day in Italy called Festa della Repubblica, or the Italian Republic Day, when Italians commemorate the June 2, 1946 vote that ousted the monarchy and ...
Ready for Summer on the Amalfi Coast!
Ready for summer!June has arrived, and with it comes warm the summer days pefect for enjoying the beaches on the Amalfi Coast and the fresh summer produce of Campania. I am ready! To celebrate here on Ciao Amalfi, I have replaced the banner photo of the Amalfi Coast on the top of the blog to a photo ...
Sunday Shout-out: Travel Dreams and Moonbeams
Every once in awhile in life you happen to meet a person that you know immediately will be a good friend. Perhaps you have shared similar experiences, perhaps you have either a little or a lot in common, or share similar interests, and sometimes all of those things. Anyone who blogs will agree that ...
Giro d’Italia speeds through the Amalfi Coast
It was a perfect sunny day on the Amalfi Coast yesterday for the Giro d'Italia, and I was happy that those watching the race around the world saw the coastline and Campania at its very best. Yesterday morning a light and refreshing breeze blew away the humid and heavy air of the past week. I arrived ...
