It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas ... in Amalfi! The bakeries and shops are decorated for the holidays, and soon the town will be lit with Christmas lights. With all the recent bad weather, it's been hard to put up the decorations this year. But last Saturday morning I was out and about in ...
Photo Friday: Festival of Sant’ Andrea in Amalfi
The end of November is a special time in Amalfi. On the 29th and 30th of November, the town celebrates their patron saint and protector Sant' Andrea (St. Andrew) with special masses and a big procession of the beautiful 17th-century statue of the saint that you see in the photograph above. This year ...
Where Woman Cook: Mamma Agata New York City Event!
I have great news to share with those of you reading from the New York City area! My dear friend Chiara Lima from the Mamma Agata Cooking School on the Amalfi Coast in Ravello will be returning to your area on December 10th for an exciting event at Chelsea Market (75 Ninth Avenue, between 15th & ...
Photo Friday: Watching Over Amalfi
I don't think I'll ever tire of taking photographs of Amalfi's Duomo of Sant' Andrea. There's something so intriguing to me about the design and its situation at the top of the grand staircase watching over all the activity in the town's main piazza. While walking down the 62 steps a few weeks ago, ...