While travel and most everything has been on hold this spring, the April 2020 issue of Italia! Magazine featured an article I wrote called 48 Hours in Scala. For those of you following Ciao Amalfi for some time now, you'll know that I've spent a lot more than 48 hours in Scala. About 12 years ...
Trattoria da Lorenzo | Excellent Seafood Restaurant Overlooking Ravello
Trattoria da Lorenzo in Scala For this month's Italy Roundtable theme of Flavor, I'd like to share with you one of my favorite restaurants on the Amalfi Coast - Trattoria da Lorenzo. You'll find it in Scala, just across the valley from Ravello. This restaurant has all the charms of a ...
Watching Over Amalfi’s Legends
There's something captivating about an old watchtower, isn't there? Even if it's crumbling or half ruined, its very nature tells us that there are stories - something to be protected, something to be taken, conquests, danger, mystery. Sitting in the mountains above Amalfi is a watchtower that ...
A Rose-tinted Morning
Sometimes the curiosities of the night and weird places my dreams carry me linger on after waking. I suppose that happens to everyone now and again. This morning I woke up even earlier than usual and couldn't settle down again to rest. We all carry things from long ago inside us, even ...
The Best View of Ravello … is From Scala!
Of all the towns on the Amalfi Coast, perhaps the one most noted for incredible views is Ravello. Situated on a promontory about 1,200 feet above the sea, there are indeed amazing views in every direction. Yet, one of my little secrets is that the best view of Ravello is from the town of Scala. ...
A Straight Shot of Spring on the Amalfi Coast
It has been a rainy weekend on the Amalfi Coast, and we're all wondering just what happened to spring. It seemed like it had arrived early when the mimosa bloomed at the beginning of February. March and the first half of April were picture perfect nearly every day. Then at the end of April it seems ...
Winter Weather Layers
The first week of this new year has come and gone seemingly in a haze. Mostly because it has been rainy and grey with low lying clouds that actually do make it hazy. At least outside my house! As I write, big clouds are blowing by thanks to strong winds from the sea. Classic winter weather on the ...
Remarkable Ruins of the Basilica of Sant’Eustachio
Along the stone steps between the sleepy villages of Minuta and Pontone in Scala, you'll find something a little unexpected. Set in a commanding position on a promontory surrounded by terraces of olive and lemon trees sits the ruins of what was once one of the finest churches in the Republic of ...
Beautiful Spring Blossoms on the Amalfi Coast
My heart soars when the trees burst into bloom and the air is full of the sweet scent of wisteria on the Amalfi Coast. Spring has officially arrived and brought with it all the excitement of a new season. Tiny leaves are the brightest shades of green and the valleys glow with a vibrant new tint. You ...
Dramatic Clouds Rolling in Over Ravello
April has been a bit of tease so far this year leaving many locals wondering just what happened to spring. It Italy there's an old saying "marzo è pazzo," that March is crazy, and I've overheard quite a few people saying that it's not just March. For every hazy, grey day another brilliant spring day ...
Snow on the Amalfi Coast!
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 ...
Autumn Reflections
It has been hard to know what to write. Tomorrow will be three weeks that my husband has been sick, and every day I hope he will be feeling better. We're thankful that it's nothing extremely serious and we're anticipating a full recovery. It has just been very tough and very slow. On the days when I ...
