Blogs from Amalfi, Campania, Italy, Europe - page 5

Another glorious day on the Med and we headed off to Sorrento on the train planning on a short visit then down to Amalfi and then back. Arriving in Sorrento Pam suggested we hop a boat out to the Isle of Capri, the playground of the rich and famous in the know. Sterling idea and we brought return tickets at a cost of 70e, sitting in the café with my morning espresso thinking about the boat trip and we decided to exchange the return tickets for tickets from Capri to Amalfi, great idea, only problem was the trip from to Capri to Amalfi was not till 4.30 and was around an hour and we had to then get a bus from Capri to Sorrento and then train back to Pompeii, not knowing when the bus left ... read more

Ahh... Amalfi. And we thought driving into Sorrento was scary. Imaging hugging a winding mountain road with hairpin turns and cliffside drop-offs straight down to the sea below. We’re grateful to the generations of men who labored to build the rock walls which guard the edge of the roadway. We quickly learned that every half inch counts and folded in our side-view mirrors after a close encounter with an oncoming bus. The coast itself is beautiful. Breathtaking limestone cliffs, lush Mediterranean foliage, and the sporadic Saracen guard towers sprinkled in between offer an unparalleled sight. The coastal town of Amalfi starts at the base of the cliffside. Our arrival time was perfect. We got to sample some of daily life in Amalfi as we walked uphill into the town. We were able to pay our respects ... read more

Geo: 40.6344, 14.6026 GÜN 6 Günlerden Vallahi Salı Bügünkü programımız methede methede bitiremedikleri Amalfi... Amalfi, İtalya'nın güneyinde, Campania yönetim bölgesindeki Salerno ilinde şehir ve başpiskoposluk merkezi.... Napoli'nin güneydoğusunda, Salerno Körfezine açılan dar ve derin Mulini Vadisinde yer alır. Amalfi, 4. yüzyıldan beri bilinmesine karşılık. 6. yüzyıl ortalarında Bizans egemenliğine girene değin önem taşımıyordu. 9. yüzyılın ilk İtalyan kıyı cumhuriyetlerinden biri olan Amalfi, Doğu ile yapılan ticarette Pisa, Cenova, Venedik ve Gaete'nın rakibi durumundaydı. 1131'de Sicilya kralı II. Ruggiero'nun Sicilya topraklarına kattığı kent. 1135 ve 1137'de Piza'lılar tarafından yağmalandı.(Bizim ilgimiz yok) Bu tarihten sonra, önemini hızla yitirdiyse de, ... read more

Avid blog readers may recall that in a previous blog we met a couple on a boat in Belize and happened to be staying in the same hotel with them on the beach in Caye Caulker, We met a really lovely Australian/South African couple who told us we should go cenote diving in Mexico.... After having spent the day snorkelling with them and an afternoon chatting we headed out to dinner with Alex, as Bekkie was exhausted and couldn't keep her eyes open. We went to a great little place called Wish Willie's made famous (or infamous) in the book The Full Montezuma by Peter Moore. We sat outside while the guy that ran the bar cooked our US$5 meals, which were really great, Lara even got to have $5 lobster! The next day we went ... read more

So I Did!! After seeing the Cote D’Azur in France, I decided that I wanted to see how the Italians do holidays so I made my way a little further South from Naples to the Amalfi Coast. Nearly everyone I’ve met has said that it’s the must see area of Italy so hopes were high for some fun in the sun while being surrounded by beautiful coastline. It didn’t disappoint!! The bus from Salerno to where I was staying hugs the coast, often with shear cliffs falling away to crystal clear water, and takes about an hour to reach Amalfi. I was staying in the village in the next bay, Atrani, which is a little quieter and definitely a lot more local. Nearly everyone was Italian, coming here on holidays to soak up the sun, and ... read more