We spent the day exploring the Amalfi Coast. It started early, we got picked up at our hotel at 8:15. For our ride to Nerano on the coast for a seaside ride up the Amalfi Coast to Amalfi where we spent a relaxing 3 hours exploring the city before reboarding our boat trip for the ride back, only we stopped in Positano for a couple hours for more exploring before we finally made our way back to Nerano for our bus ride back to the hotel. It was after 6pm when we returned so we’re taking the rest of the day off to cool off, take a shower and recap the day.
This mornings ride to Amalfi was a little hazy while we were on the boat, but that quickly dissipated once we were ashore. What a beautiful town. Lots of little streets with all kinds of shops selling everything from tchotchkes to fine art and hand crafted jewelry and tiles.
Amalfi itself is a colorful town that’s a great place to spend a couple weeks of your summer vacation.
Panda has been around since 1836. They’re good at making coffees and their speciality treat (that’s what I got). It’s like a croissant filled with a custard and more on top with a couple fresh berries! Yum!
Ok, time to go exploring! These are some of the sights 🙂
Amalfi is known for its colorful ceramic tiles, and its speciality hand made paper. It’s also the birthplace of the compass and we visited a great nautical ship fill with all kinds of hand-knotted items.
We also came across this little fountain with quite a history.
This fountain was built during the XVIII century in stone and two faces are in marble. The name derives from the old custom of when the donkeys (ciucci) which came down from the village of Pogerola laden with fruit, vegetables and wood, were led here to drink. Since 1974 the fountain has also been the centre point for a nativity scene, made in limestone and tufa, with characteristic figures, many of which are submerged by the flowing fountain water. The idea originated from Giuseppe Buonocore, Vincenzo Livano, Nicola Pepe and today the tradition is carried on by the Infante family. The water is safe for drinking too!
All too soon, we were back on the boat headed for Positano. More beautiful sights & shops. We also got a better look at some of the coastline in the afternoon as the marine layer had lifted with the midday heat.
We were pretty much overheated as we waited for our boat/bus ride back to the hotel. All in all, however, it was a great day. The Amalfi Coast is beautiful and Amalfi and Positano are great little seaside towns full of sights and shops (and tourists).
