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 ...