This month's Italy Roundtable topic "foreign" brought in a host of interesting topics from the group - all thoughtful, reflective and informative. Be sure to check them all out at the links below! While I am a foreigner living in Italy, there's another aspect of the word "foreign" that has been ...
5 Incredible Aerial Videos of the Amalfi Coast
It's those quiet winter months on the Amalfi Coast when everyone is dreaming of the sweet scents of spring and those lazy, hazy days of summer days to come. This is the time of year when comments start pouring in on Instagram and here on Ciao Amalfi from people around the world dreaming about ...
Stunning Aerial Video of the Amalfi Coast
This video is for all of you who love the Amalfi Coast. You know who you are! This stunning aerial footage by Drone-Experience shows Salerno and along the coastline and really highlights Atrani and Amalfi with gorgeous shots. Enjoy! ...
Happy in Amalfi
For those of you that love the Amalfi Coast, then you'll enjoy this video featuring Pharrell Williams very catchy song "Happy" filmed in Amalfi. Like that one? Check out the We Are Happy From Positano video and the Happy from Ravello video, too. Love all the enthusiasm and, well, ...
Christmas Eve Fireworks in Amalfi
If you've spent time exploring the little side streets and alleys in Amalfi, you'll have quickly learned that there are a lot of stairs to get pretty much anywhere. A lot. Late on Christmas Eve we worked off the big dinner by climbing about 200 steps to meet some good friends for a drink while ...
Regata delle Antiche Repubbliche Marinare | Amalfi 2012
Every four years a very special day happens in Amalfi. There are many days to be in Amalfi, but this is the day to be in Amalfi. The distinctive Amalfi blue flags with white crosses are the first sign that something special is about to happen. The city is festooned with the beautiful flags leading ...
Festival of Sant’ Andrea in Amalfi
For years I have been wanting to share about the Festival of Sant' Andrea, Amalfi's largest religious celebration, here on Ciao Amalfi. This grand event happens twice per year in Amalfi, the summer religious festival taking place on June 27th and the winter celebration on Saint Andrew's feast day ...
The First of October in Positano
While clearing the breakfast dishes from the kitchen table yesterday morning, I heard on the news that this September was the warmest recorded in Italy in last 150 years. Looking out the window at a slice of vivid blue sea sparkling in the sunshine, I thought that was just about the nicest way to ...
A Summer Night at the Festival of La Maddalena in Atrani
Every summer on July 22nd, the small town of Atrani celebrates Santa Maria Maddalena, or La Maddalena, with an evening of festivities that includes a religious procession, band concerts and a wonderful fireworks display over the sea after dark. Last year I followed the procession of the statue of La ...
Festival of Sant’ Antonio in Amalfi & Atrani – 2011
One of the things I love most about the religious festivals on the Amalfi Coast is that I feel like I see and experience something new every year. Not only are there different events planned, but there are also so many different spots to watch the processions and traditions to learn about. This year ...
Venerdì Santo Processions in Ravello & Scala
Last week on Venerdì Santo, or Holy Friday, it is the traditional day for the Processione del Cristo Morto, a mournful procession representing the carrying of Christ after he has been taken down from the cross to his burial. Usually, a statue of Christ's body laying on a bed is carried followed by a ...
Atrani Flood – 9 September 2010
By now many of you have already heard on the news or online about the devastating flood in Atrani last Thursday. It has been a somber four days on the Amalfi Coast as the little towns and villages work together to help Atrani begin to recover and to continue the search for Francesca Mansi, the 25 ...
