Rick Steves is right. Amalfi is Italy's coast with the most. And this is a bus ride I will never forget. According to our expert driver, there are 1400 curves on this steep, twisty, heavily-trafficked narrow road, which during the tourist season locals can only drive every other day. From Positano to Salerno, the view was more than spectacular. Pastel-colored villages dot this stretch of Mediterranean landscape that seems suspended between sea and sky. At a stop at a ceramic shop along the way, we had opportunity to pose, snap photos, have a caffe (or limoncello) and admire the jaw-dropping vista from on high over blue water and green mountains.
In Amalfi, we visited the Cathedral of St. Andrew, climbing sixty-two wide and steep steps leading up to the impressive bronze doors. Inside we gazed on mosaics, mother-of-pear crucifix, and other historic art work in the adjoining Cloister of Paradise.
Candles lit, prayers whispered, now on to a light lunch and shopping. Pizza and little grilled cheese and salami sandwiches were served with,of course, water, wine and limoncello. The shops featured beautiful handmade ceramics. Too big to pack in a suitcase; but on hindsight could have been shipped.
Back at hotel, we had time for some poolside pleasure and then a small group of us enjoyed a seafood/pasta dinner overlooking the water at the Marina. Another grande giornata.
In Amalfi, we visited the Cathedral of St. Andrew, climbing sixty-two wide and steep steps leading up to the impressive bronze doors. Inside we gazed on mosaics, mother-of-pear crucifix, and other historic art work in the adjoining Cloister of Paradise.
Candles lit, prayers whispered, now on to a light lunch and shopping. Pizza and little grilled cheese and salami sandwiches were served with,of course, water, wine and limoncello. The shops featured beautiful handmade ceramics. Too big to pack in a suitcase; but on hindsight could have been shipped.
Back at hotel, we had time for some poolside pleasure and then a small group of us enjoyed a seafood/pasta dinner overlooking the water at the Marina. Another grande giornata.
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