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Amalfi · June 18, 2010

Festival of Sant’Antonio, Amalfi

 

Amalfi Sant Antonio 2010 statue1 

Last Sunday was the festival day for Sant’Antonio di Padova (St. Anthony of Padua), which is one of the most unique religious celebrations in Amalfi. The church of Sant’Antonio in Amalfi is located between Amalfi and Atrani, and because of this location the religious procession takes place between the two cities. But what is even more unusual, the procession takes place both on land and on the sea. The boat procession is really a sight to see! Earlier this week I linked to my posts from last summer about the elaborate procession from the church in Amalfi and the videos and photos I took while riding on the first boat with the statue of Sant’Antonio for the water procession from Atrani to Amalfi.

This year I watched the procession from another vantage point high above near the Hotel Luna in Amalfi. Here is a video of the boat procession leaving Atrani and heading to Amalfi. You can see the main boat with the statue of Sant’Antonio in the front. Just behind is the boat with the band, which is absolutely my favorite part of the procession. It makes me smile even thinking about it! On the right you can see the Amalfi regatta team rowing the boat used for the annual Regatta.

 

 

Here is the boat procession as it approached the Amalfi watchtower that is now part of the Hotel Luna.

 

 

Here’s the procession as it passes by and approaches Amalfi. I love hearing the music coming from the band boat!

 

 

Once around the corner, the procession heads to Amalfi for a quick pass by before continuing on to Conca dei Marini to sat hi to the church there dedicated to Sant’Antonio.

 

Amalfi Sant Antonio 2010 boat procession

 

After the pass by at Conca dei Marini, the whole procession turns around and returns to Amalfi where the statue is removed from the boat and carried on a procession through the streets before returning safely back home to the church of Sant’Antonio.

 

Amalfi Sant Antonio 2010 procession

Posted In: Amalfi · Tagged: Amalfi Coast Festivals, Amalfi Coast Videos, Atrani

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Comments

  1. Chef Chuck says

    June 19, 2010 at 22:19

    Thanks for sharing the festival, you made me feel like I was there! Hope all is well.

    Reply
  2. LindyLouMac says

    June 20, 2010 at 11:09

    I echo Chef Chuck's comments above. I really appreciated it, Conca dei Marini is where my in laws owned a villa 🙂

    Reply
  3. Laura says

    June 25, 2010 at 19:50

    Ciao Chuck! Thanks for stopping by. I've missed your comments and thoughts. 🙂 Gald you enjoyed the festival videos!

    Ciao Linda! Conca dei Marini is a beautiful area of the Amalfi Coast. It's a little more secluded than the more popular cities.

    Reply
  4. nyc/caribbean ragazza says

    July 3, 2010 at 09:07

    one word comes to mind:

    bellissima!

    Reply
  5. Laura says

    July 13, 2010 at 10:57

    It was a beautiful procession … one of my favorites on the Amalfi Coast!:-)

    Reply

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