Sorrento and Amalfi Coast, life as it should be!
On my most recent travels to Italy, we flew in to Italy from Manchester, rented a car, and headed south of Naples to Sorrento. While Naples is chaotic and boasts the best and the worst that Italy has to offer, Sorrento is a sliver of heaven dropped straight into the Mediterranean Sea…
In Sorrento, we took in the views from the coastal plain on which Sorrento is perched, to the cliffs and the delicate seas lapping against the sands below us. Lined with palm trees, and lemon trees, and even orange trees, this town is a delight and provides the eyes a taste of the exotic. At a local hotel where we have some business interests, a friend insisted we stay for lunch, so we did! Much to our horror, they served us the most delicious and succulent mozzarella imaginable as part of a Caprese salad. The red wine flowed, ruby red and rich in taste from the 2,000 year old vineyards from which it sprung…
After a little rest, we took a jaunt down the Amalfi coast. For those that have never been to the Amalfi Coast, I can only say that it is a true “must-see” when visiting Italy. The Amalfi Coast is named after the medieval maritime town of Amalfi, found about half way down the coast. The town itself sits along the shores and is very medieval in ambience and feel. However, as this is the largest town along the coast, it is often active with the yelling of fishermen, the trolling of fellow travelers, and the pattering of feet of waiters who take a freshly brewed cafe’ to private offices even if they are found at great distances from the bar! Needless to say, for those wishing to do some shopping, Amalfi boasts the best opportunities of any town.
The rest of the Amalfi Coast has the most exciting photo opportunities though! Much of the road hangs, at 300 or more feet in some places, above the waters and rocks below….In fact many of the 1960s movies that showed cars speeding along cliffs and a treacherous road, later to go over the side….were filmed here. Daredevil antics aside, the road thrills visitors not only with the broad expanse of panoramic views ahead and below, but above as well. Mountains tower thousands of feet above the sea and dramatically plunge towards the seas as spears. One town after another hangs from the mountain side overlooking the Mediterranean with villas and lush flora popping into view here and there. One can not visit the Amalfi Coast however without mentioning the lemons. They are huge, larger than grapefruit, and the scent is stronger than any lemon that I have ever experienced! For shopping gurus, handmade ceramics can be found up and down the coast with Vietri holding the top honors.
In essence, to arrive in Italy and to start any trip with Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast is to start off a trip right, with amazement and a felicity unlike most travel destinations……
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