I love all the Sunday Shout-outs I have posted here on Ciao Amalfi, but I must say I am particularly excited about this week's. At the beginning of this year, I finally got up the gumption to go after one of my biggest dreams - travel writing. With a background in art and architectural history, a ...
Archives for May 2009
Be Italian!
A good friend who knows my love of films by Federico Fellini just sent me this trailer for the upcoming move called Nine directed by Rob Marshall (director of Chicago). What comes after Fellini's 8 1/2? Nine! With a stellar cast, including Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Judi ...
News: Rocks Collapse on Beach in Vietri sul Mare
Yesterday evening my boyfriend came home with a newspaper and said, "You have to see what happened in Vietri." When I first came to the Amalfi Coast in February 2007, I stayed at the Lloyd's Baia Hotel in Vietri sul Mare. Like many hotels along the Amalfi Coast, it is attached right to the cliff ...
Springtime Sails into Ravello
Chiesa della SS. Annunziata, RavelloI have just another tempting tidbit for you, and I will get off my Ravello kick before I have to change the name of this blog to Ciao Ravello instead of Ciao Amalfi. The stunning view down the Amalfi coastline from the Villa Rufolo includes the two towers of the ...
Tempting Tuesday: Ravello’s Villa Rufolo
Last Tuesday on this blog I tempted you with the Ravello Festival, which is certainly one of the Amalfi Coast's artistic and cultural highlights each year. What makes the Festival simply spectacular is its location on the beautiful grounds of Ravello's Villa Rufolo. Set right in the heart of ...
Sunday Shout-out: Happy Mother’s Day!!
This Sunday I want to give a shout out to all the moms reading . . . Happy Mother's Day!! You all most certainly deserve a shout-out every day! I send my love and wishes to my wonderful mother on this day, and wish we weren't so far apart. My Mom's favorite place in the world is Positano, which ...
Out & About: Doorway to Paradise
Ravello is a small and relatively level city, which means you can walk most of it without having to go up or down a ridiculous amount of steps. But there are a few parts of the city that are worth the hike up or down the steps or the steep, curving road. The city is full of beautiful surprises! One ...
Ravello’s Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer
Continuing with la città della musica, as Ravello is called here on the Amalfi Coast, I have been watching the construction of the city's new Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer over the past many months. While the city has matchless outdoor venues, such as the Villa Rufolo, Villa Cimbrone and the Piazza ...
Tempting Tuesday: Ravello Festival 2009
I go to Ravello two or three times a week to visit family, meet up with my Italian/ English study partner, or to go to the outdoor market that comes every Tuesday. In fact, as soon as I finish writing this post, I will be heading to the market in Ravello in hopes of finding basilico and prezzemolo ...
Sunday Shout-out: Twitter
Italy has changed me in so many wonderful and unexpected ways. I am sure anyone who has spent a significant amount of time in another country would say the same thing. For instance, I have noticed that I have gone from being the slightly uptight, exceedingly punctual, and far too serious ...
Weekend Reads: The Beauty of Amalfi, an Italian Tale
One of the joys of starting this blog has been sharing the beauty of the Amalfi Coast with so many people around the world. This place has a way of enchanting people and creating a strong and lasting pull. I know it has for me! Over the past few months I have met people from all over the United ...
La Festa dei Lavoratori 2009
The first of May is a public holiday in Italy celebrating International Workers' Day. Known as La Festa dei Lavoratori, it is a day often celebrated out of doors, if possible, with picnics, parades and concerts. Michelle over at Bleeding Espresso wrote a great summary of the holiday last year. Much ...
