Amalfi Coast Travel Guide

This year March 17th is a national holiday celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy in 1861. Happy birthday to Unified Italy! The 17th will be a bank holiday and since it falls on a Thursday may turn into a “ponte” – or long weekend – for many Italians. With sunny and warm weather on the way, it’s going to be a lovely weekend to be on the Amalfi Coast! Here’s a little photo montage in honor of the... Read More

Every summer the town of Amalfi competes in the Regata Storica delle Repubbliche Marinare, an annual boat race with teams from Venice, Pisa and Genoa. Along with Amalfi, these cities represent the four historic sea republics of Italy in the Middle Ages. Last year the race took place in Genoa and the Amalfi team came in a very close second. Two years ago the race was in Pisa and Amalfi was a photo finish for second place there, too. Three years ago I was... Read More

What better day than Valentine’s Day to tell you about the Ciccolato Andrea Pansa chocolate shop in Amalfi? If you’ve been in Amalfi’s lively Piazza Duomo, then you’ve likely spotted the Pasticceria and Café Andrea Pansa, which has been a fixture in the town’s piazza life since its founding in 1830. The pasticceria (pastry shop) has been making chocolate along with Neapolitan staples, like sfogliatelle and baba, for... Read More