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 atmosphere in Amalfi! Easter is one of the most important holidays of the year in Italy, and you can really feel that it’s festival time, especially when the weather is nice. A storm had just passed the night before and the sea was still rough with that bright turquoise color that comes with bad weather. But in Piazza Duomo it was all sunshine!
With all the bad weather the season has been slow getting started, but there were those first signs of the busy season already in the piazza. We climbed the stairs to see the Palm Sunday mass in the Duomo of Amalfi, which was standing room only.
Outside it felt like spring had finally arrived! The beach had a few families and brave souls wading into the rough water. There was a school group of kids from the UK and they all seemed busy drawing away on notepads. What a beautiful spot for an artistic moment!
The sunshine really was glorious and has been sorely missed this spring. You could feel the energy that the sun added to the lively Sunday morning atmosphere. Even the turtles in the fountain in Largo Scario were piled up enjoying the warmth of the sun!
We took a leisurely walk along the port to the pier were we spotted some rather desperate sunbathers who had found a warm spot to enjoy the sun. Behind the port it was protected from the breeze, and they had the entire area to themselves. Where there’s a will there’s a way!
After another rainy week, the sun is out again today. We’re all willing that spring will finally come and we can dry out from a very rainy and cold winter on the Amalfi Coast. That reminds me … I’d better dig out my swimsuit!
Beautiful pictures Laura…makes me so homesick for Amalfi…and you! Happy Easter and a bright and beautiful spring!
Hi Mom, Wishing you a bright and beautiful spring, too! Wish we could spend some of it together here … soon! 🙂
You have me longing for the Amalfi Coast once again an the little square in Atrani.
Hi bellini, The little square in Atrani is waiting for you! 🙂
So pretty! I will be there in 6 weeks time…
Hi Beth, Have a wonderful trip and enjoy the Amalfi Coast!
We will be there in June, which will likely be hot and insanely bright, but still I am totally looking forward to it. Germany has been insanely gray and I could use some bright.
Hi Andrew, Sounds like you’re needing a bit of sunshine in Germany just like we are here! June is gorgeous – warm enough to really enjoy swimming and still not as hot as July and August. Have a wonderful trip!
Oh wow. Your pictures are so beautiful. You must be enjoying life on the Amalfi Coast. I can only imagine how lovely it must be to write by the water in the sun 🙂
Hi Sojourner, thanks for your kind comment! Life on the Amalfi Coast is full of many treasures. It is such a special and beautiful part of the world! 🙂