Every year the Ravello Festival is centered around a theme running through the art exhibitions, concerts and cultural events that take place during the summer. Memory is the theme of the 2012 Ravello Festival and the current exhibition Memoriae, Mitoraj a Ravello. The monumental sculptural works of ...
Ready for the Regata!
The Amalfi Coast woke up this morning to a sunny June day, picture perfect for the 57th Regata delle Antiche Repubbliche Marinare! Flags are flying all over town and it promises to be a fun day. We're all ready for the regata! To share the festive spirit, here are some photos I took on Friday in ...
PlanetSolar Visits Amalfi
As my eyes scanned the familiar view across Amalfi's harbor, they stopped at something with a large, flat top docked on the opposite side. "What is that?" I asked my husband as we stood there squinting into the sunshine. "It looks like a spaceship landed in Amalfi," I said. And with that there was ...
Where to Propose on the Amalfi Coast
With San Valentino just around the corner, romance is definitely in the air. The Amalfi Coast is one of the top travel destinations for romance in Italy – popular for engagements, destination weddings, honeymoons and special anniversary celebrations. As a romantic at heart, I would love to share ...
On the Road Home
Earlier this week I arrived back home in Italy at Naples' Capodichino airport, the closest airport to the Amalfi Coast. Anyone who has driven on the autostrada through Naples knows that the stress of international travel is nothing compared to simply surviving the short drive from the airport to ...
An Autumn Walk in Ravello
Autumn is a glorious time of year to visit the Amalfi Coast. One of my favorite spots to walk during any season is the town of Ravello located high in the mountains overlooking the coastline. If you enjoyed the Autumn Walk in Scala, you're going to love coming along on a beautiful autumn walk ...
Old Man of the Mountain
One day I was having lunch on my own in Ravello, or at least I thought I was having lunch on my own. I looked up from the table to see along the top of the mountains the face of a man with a bulbous nose and prominent chin. I've heard locals point out several faces in the outline of the mountains ...
A Summer Morning in Atrani
A beautiful Saturday morning and I needed a few photos for an article I was writing on the town of Atrani on the Amalfi Coast. There was only one thing to do ... a photo outing! It was a peaceful morning, and I saw only a few people while I wandered through town taking photos. Head over to Charming ...
Stopping to Enjoy the View
The thing with steep hills and lots of steps is that you just have to stop sometimes for a rest. Last Thursday, a cool and dry wind blowing down from the mountains had cleared away any trace of humidity left in the air from the rainy days before and turned the sea into an intense shade of azure ...
Borghi d’Italia – Scala on TV
This weekend the town of Scala on the Amalfi Coast will be featured on the weekly TV show Borghi d'Italia on TV2000. Each week Borghi d'Italia features a small town in Italy focusing on art, history and traditions. For anyone who loves the Amalfi Coast, you won't want to miss this look at one of the ...
Photo Friday: November Sunset
Sometimes, although very rarely, I go out of the house without my camera. I usually regret it. Not long ago on a whim we took an evening drive from Amalfi toward Positano. As we came around a corner into Conca dei Marini, the sun was sinking into the sea, setting the Amalfi coastline pink against ...
Mamma Agata’s USA Cookbook Tour!
Over the past two weeks I've shared with you about the Mamma Agata Cooking School on the Amalfi Coast, located in an absolutely dreamy spot in Ravello, and one of my favorite cookbooks called "Mamma Agata - Simple and Genuine." My dear friend Chiara Lima, author of the cookbook and director of the ...
