Spring came a bit late this year, but it wasn’t stingy with its beautiful colors and much needed cheeriness. One sunny day when the internet went kaput I took a ride up to Ravello and headed toward the Villa Cimbrone. I’ve shared photos of a picture perfect autumn stroll through the Villa Cimbrone ...
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Belvedere Principessa di Piemonte in Ravello
The Amalfi Coast is made of twists and turns with hidden away staircases, unexpected vistas out to the sea and beautiful spots to discover. If you're the sort of traveler who likes to wander and explore, this is the place for you! Ravello has two famous villas with gardens you can visit—the Villa ...
Teeny Tiny Grapes
Walking home the other day I spotted the first tiny grapes growing on a lush green vine. Spring has been very rainy this year, and the vines and plants seem to be loving it! Below this grape vine the owners had planted fava bean plants very early this spring, which is pretty common in the area. I've ...
Wisteria in Positano
Spring came late and all at once this year. The villages along the Amalfi Coast went straight from overcast wintry days to the buzz of activity rushing to prepare for the busy season seemingly overnight. The flowers loved all the rain and suddenly burst in bloom last month. Speaking of flowers, ...
When Life Gives You Lemons …
I suppose if you lived in Georgia life might give you peaches. Perhaps oranges if you call the Sunshine State home. On the Amalfi Coast life really does give you lemons ... and a lot of them! They're stacked up in baskets at the markets and fruit and veggie shops and hanging on the trees just about ...
A Sunday Drive to Salerno
The first sunny weekend on the Amalfi Coast and everyone ... and I mean everyone ... hits the road for a drive. When there's only one road, that can be problematic. But with the Amalfi Coast road, it's always best to pack a little extra patience ... and your camera! Fortunately, there are the views ...
See Mamma Agata’s Cooking School on MasterChef UK!
Very exciting news for all of you Amalfi Coast lovers in the UK! Tune in tomorrow evening to the MasterChef UK show on BBC One to see the semi final, which was filmed at the beautiful Mamma Agata Cooking School on the Amalfi Coast. In this episode, judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace take the semi ...
Spring Showers on the Amalfi Coast
This has been one of those days that just couldn't make up its mind. Beautiful spring morning ... sure thing! Sudden thunder and hailstorm with pounding down rain ... why not? My husband called mid morning to say batten down the hatches (well, he didn't really say that ... but now I wonder if ...
Spring Laundry
After a long and unusually dreary winter on the Amalfi Coast, the time change and arrival of spring temperatures means it's finally time to dry laundry outside again. If you heard a loud cheer recently from the general direction of the Amalfi Coast, it was all the housewives who could finally put ...
When It’s Pizza Day
There are some days that—without even having to think about it—are unanimously pizza days. Sometimes that means we go out in the evenings for pizza or stop in one of our favorite restaurants in Amalfi for a quick lunch. Other days it means making a quick call and having pizzas delivered to our front ...
On a Sunny Saturday in April
It amazes me each spring just how quickly we can forget certain things. Dinner with the gas heater blazing by the table for warmth, the hot water bottle (or cat) sitting on my lap to keep my fingers warm enough to keep typing and that old "for the rain it raineth every day" attitude. But then one ...
Sunny Palm Sunday in Amalfi
Palm Sunday arrived last weekend with some much needed sunshine for the Amalfi Coast. We opened the windows in the morning and sat up a small table nearby to enjoy the warmth of the sun during breakfast. After that there was only one thing to do ... go and enjoy the sunshine and the holiday ...
