Just between Maiori and the little village of Erchie the Amalfi coastline juts out into the sea and comes to a cape called Capo d'Orso. The means Cape of the Bear. I've been told that there haven't ever really been bears around this part of Italy. Instead, the name seems to have come from a unique ...
Foto Friday: San Biagio in Amalfi
This week's photo shows one of my favorite spots in Amalfi where you can see how the buildings were built right into and around the mountains. I love how they're all stacked up on top of one another! At the top of the heap is the Church of San Biagio (or Saint Blaise). The zigzag staircase leads to ...
Orange Sunrise on the Amalfi Coast
This morning started in the usual way. Laying in bed I was already awake, as I usually am, and listening for the bells of the church next door to ring three times, three times in a row at 7am. Ding ding ding, ding ding ding, ding ding ding. Toulouse wakes up when he hears the church bells and meows. ...
Foto Friday: Sunset Over Ravello
Follow my blog with Bloglovin It has been a rather brutal week in the weather department on the Amalfi Coast, with seemingly endless rain and very strong winds. When the rain stops, I quickly lace up my shoes and head out for a walk. This is a view I caught last week while out for an evening ...