The Amalfi coast

OUR HOTEL IN SORRENTO HAS GREAT VIEWS! This is what I saw first thing in the morning. The fishermen were pulling in a large net.







After a walk through the town, into a quiet cloister and then down a lift to the harbor, we caught a ferry along the coast to Amalfi.




Don and Gianni puzzling something out!





Our hotel is the bluey one on the edge of the cliff.




Amazing to see the clusters of homes, now mainly hotels and holiday houses, clinging to the edges of the cliffs and in little bays along the coast.




These were mainly fishing villages, and fisherfolk would have to climb down and up hundreds of steps each day.







We got off at Amalfi to look around the town.




The main market square.







We visited the Cathedral of Amalfi. It incorporates elements from two earlier versions, producing a hybrid rather than simple replacement, perhaps reflecting the very limited space available. The crypt houses the head and other bones of St Andrew, Jesus' first disciple, brother of St Peter. Reputedly Britain borrowed the Amalfi naval flag for their red cross and still pay some token fee ....




This is the latest period of building from the early 18th century. It has a Baroque interior with art work dedicated to St Andrew.




These mosaics are the remains of the ancient Byzantine pulpits of the Cathedral built in 1174-1202.




We had lunch in the square.




And then caught a bus along the winding and sometimes scary road back along the Amalfi coast.







We stopped off at Positano for a break and some gelato. It was a long way down to the beach with its black sand and stones. Jo and Mario are getting up courage to make the long trek down and back up.














This tiny cruise liner was in the bay outside when we returned.




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