A flowery view

Amalfi

Cathedral of Sant' Andrea

Capri Blue

Sorrento and Amalfi Coast

Inside the Blue grotto

Sorrento's waterfront

The Faraglioni

Pontone from Ravello

Conca dei Marini

Villa Cimbrone Ravello

Minori

Taken in Positano, where you can see the church's dome and bougainville, which covered almost every roof, house and wall of the village

On the famous Amalfi Coast, the village of Amalfi stands out as a beacon of beauty and refinement. An independent republic from the seventh century until 1075, it rivalled Pisa and Genoa in its domestic prosperity and maritime importance. It was then an independent republic with a population of some 70,000, reaching an apogee about the turn of the first millennium.



Amalfi is the main town of the coast on which it is located, named Costiera Amalfitana, and is today an important tourist destination together with other towns on the same coast, such as Positano, Praiano, Ravello and others. Amalfi is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.



The Amalfi coast is famed for its production of Limoncello liqueur and home-made paper used throughout Italy for wedding invitations, visiting cards and elegant writing paper.

The Catholic Encyclopedia notes that Saint Andrew's relics were brought from Constantinople to Amalfi in Campania, by the Amalfitan Pietro, cardinal of Capua, in 1210 after the completion of the town's cathedral. The cathedral, dedicated to St. Andrew (as is the town itself), contains a tomb in its crypt that it maintains still holds a portion of the remains of the body of the apostle. You can also see a golden reliquary which originally housed his skull and another one used to process the bones through Amalfi on holy days.

A private little bay where day cruisers enjoy the beautifull scenery of the cliffs and waters of Capri

If I'm on an island and I'm looking east towards Sorrento and the Amalfi coast.

Capri's famous blue grotto isn't easily accessible, and for 10€ you get a quick (about 2 minute) tour inside in a dingy. Depending upon the tide and the size of the swells pounding the entrance to the grotto, the guides will have passengers lie down while they pull the boat and sightseers into the grotto with a chain permanently attached to the cave entrance.



Inside the grotto the sea seems to be lit from underwater. It is a magnificent blue colour, hence its name. This is due to another opening to the grotto, completely submerged, and the limestone bottom. It allows in sunlight to truly light the water from below. The underground passages leading to the grotto are partially sealed and supposedly once were connected to catacombs of Roman tombs.

Beautifull Sorrento has found a way to entertain the desire of it's tourist for a swim and tan, by building these decks just over the rocky shore.

are the three stacks (or rocks) that are partially detached from the main island of Capri. The stacks have been given their own names: Stella (still attached to the main island), Mezzo (after Stella), and Scopolo (or Fuori)