Two years ago today I visited the Amalfi Coast for the first time. It was a glorious late February day, the sun was shining and the water was more shades of blue than imaginable. The beauty of this place hit me hard. Now I am reminded of John Steinback's description Positano back in 1953: "Positano ...
Fire above Praiano
Photos from Positanonew.itYesterday there was very large fire in the mountains above Praiano, which has fortunately been put out by three squads of the vigili del fuoco (fire department) from Salerno and Maiori. The impressive photos above of the fire are by Francesco Fusco and are from the news ...
Carnevale Photos & Videos
I hope everyone had a buon Carnevale yesterday! I only caught the tail end of the events in Amalfi, but I saw the float they had of The Simpsons, which is a very popular show here. Today I have been poking around the web to see what took place around the Amalfi Coast yesterday for Carnevale. The ...
Carnevale on the Amalfi Coast
My first chiacchiereThis past week has been Carnevale time in Italy, although here on the Amalfi Coast it is not nearly as elaborate of an affair as the famous Carnevale celebrations in Venice. But this time of year, I find I often have that lovely city on the mind. Michelle Fabio, of the fabulous ...
