This small coastal town of Sapri is in the southern most tip of the Campania region, whereas Maratea (also on the coast) is in the Basilicata region and only 15 kilometers away by road. The area is truly amazing and the people very kind and happy to meet visitors, and luckily since the awful COVIDContinue reading “Sapri and Maratea, what stunning places and roads!”
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Polignano a Mare, Puglia (south Italy). What a beautiful place…
Recently I stayed 16 days down in Puglia, on the east coast of the south of Italy, in the area of Bari. From Amalfi this was only a 300 km drive. Bari is a very large city with a huge port so not really a tourist attraction but the surrounding area is stunning and fullContinue reading “Polignano a Mare, Puglia (south Italy). What a beautiful place…”
Some new ideas for Amalfi visitors
So how about an Amalfi Mozzarella Day? Wine Day? Amalfi History Day? Limoncello Day? Bread and Biscuit Day. Italian Beer Day? Cooking Day? Pottery Day? And so on. With Daniela who runs the Hotel Aurora in Amalfi we often chat about what her customers really enjoy. The vast majority (about 85%) of her clients areContinue reading “Some new ideas for Amalfi visitors”
Visit the wonderful Amalfi coast with a guide or just some practical guide-lines
We all know that the Amalfi coast is stunning and well worth a visit. Nothing new there. But the best way to get there? The best way to get around? What to avoid and why? All of these important points and more are not always obvious as the coast is very long, winding and variedContinue reading “Visit the wonderful Amalfi coast with a guide or just some practical guide-lines”
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A week takeover of the lovely Aurora Hotel, Amalfi. October 20-27th 2018
Ok so here is the master plan for the hotel so far: I have asked her indoors if I can book the whole hotel PLUS the 3 apartments for the whole week, and (so far so good) she said yes. Poor woman. This event is by personal invitation only and is NOT open to theContinue reading “A week takeover of the lovely Aurora Hotel, Amalfi. October 20-27th 2018”
Services moves to purchase a property
We have recently been studying the property market in the Amalfi coast area. To be more precise, inland near the coast where the prices are more reasonable, given that we are not looking for a holiday home with sea view. The ideal property may be a small detached or semi detached house/villa with some land,Continue reading “Services moves to purchase a property”
Ok so how can I help you to discover Italy and the Italian way of life…lets see a few examples
So how about you wanna fly into Roma, and then spend a week in beautiful Amalfi and a few days exploring Roma? Or perhaps you fly into Roma and you fancy exploring the areas of Abruzzo and Umbria. Or you really want to visit Tavullia and see the famous Valentini Rossi ranch??? Or you reallyContinue reading “Ok so how can I help you to discover Italy and the Italian way of life…lets see a few examples”
A fascinating visit to a historic ceramic factory on the Amalfi Coast
Pictures from a recent visit to a historic (but still working) ceramic factory on the Amalfi coast.
Artists at work….
I was recently lucky enough to witness and to help two Italian artists at work. Alessandro Vasari is a descendant of the well known Vasari family and you can read the history of his family here http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_fotografico_Vasari. His assistant for the weekend was graphic artist Valeria Lemmi, also from Roma, she frequently works with Alessandro onContinue reading “Artists at work….”
