We woke up to the most beautiful surprise this morning. Snow on the Amalfi Coast! What an incredible way to remember the last day of 2014. While we occasionally get snow up in the mountains during the winter, I could tell this was a special snow. I could see snow on the beach in Atrani and snow by ...
Archives for December 2014
Buone Feste from the Amalfi Coast!
We've been enjoying a quieter than usual Christmas this year, but full of gratitude that my husband is slowly recovering and feeling a little better each day. The weather has been unusually mild and gorgeous for December, yet as I write this a cold north wind is howling down the mountains. Winter ...
Christmas Sweets at Pansa in Amalfi
The holiday season has arrived in Amalfi! The Christmas decorations are simple this year, but they add a bit of a festive touch to the town. The shop windows of the pasticcerie, or pastry shops, are always the most colorful and tempting. I stopped in Pasticceria Pansa right in Piazza Duomo the other ...
The Amalfi Coast: Walking Through History One Step at a Time
This summer I had the pleasure to write about one of my favorite pastimes on the Amalfi Coast -- walking and exploring the ancient pathways and hiking trails -- for the NIAF Ambassador magazine. This is this quarterly magazine for the National Italian American Foundation, which is a wonderful ...
Rough Seas, Sunshine
I squeezed out of the narrow opening of the car door into the wind, grabbing on to the railing to step up to a big ledge just centimeters from the edge of the car. We had found a parking spot in front of the hospital in Castiglione, and when such a good parking spot is found one climbs over seats, ...
5 Holiday Gifts for Amalfi Coast Lovers
December has arrived! It's that time of year to make your holiday shopping list, check it twice and find special gifts for your loved ones. If you have someone on your list who loves the Amalfi Coast, here are a few ideas -- big and small -- to put a little piece of this beautiful place in Italy ...
