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And you can! Avventure Bellissime offers a variety of exciting Italy day trips and Italian vacation packages that include visits to the Amalfi Coast. In the meantime, for those of you not planning a visit this Summer, below is some information. We’re sure it will pique your interest!
In beautiful southern Italy, between Positano (an area steeped in wealth and exclusivity) and Salerno (a charming “old town” with reminders of its Medieval history) on the Sorrentine Peninsula, lies one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the world — the Amalfi Coast.
Boasting 50km of stunning seashore bordered by rocky cliffs and Mediterranean villas, this region is famous for its lemon groves, warm summers, and mild winters.
Interestingly, the region’s history has been marked by a fair amount of trouble: The Republic of Amalfi was a “maritime superpower” (lonelyplanet.com) and “economic powerhouse” (wikipedia.com) for centuries until it lost independence in 1073 (wikipedia.com) and then got “sacked by the Republic of Pisa in 1137” (wikipedia.com).
“The Middle Ages saw hard times hit the region–the population dwindled as Amalfi’s trade was limited to only parts of Southern Italy, and in an outbreak of plague in 1638 lost nearly a third of its population” (tripadvisor.com).
It wasn’t until the Unification of Italy (or “Risorgimento”) in the 19th century that the Amalfi Coast saw the rejuvenation of its economy thanks to a boom in tourism (wikipedia.com) — it began to draw jet-setters, artists, and writers from all over the world. (Positano was the focus of a famous essay published by John Steinbeck in Harper’s Bazaar in 1953. About this previously obscure place he wrote: “Positano bites deep. It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone” (wikipedia.com).
