Share The view you get from Villa Rufolo in Ravello makes you feel like you are on top of the world. Breathtaking is an understatement! Ravello, in general, gives you the sensation that you have stepped into another world, one that is beyond the hustle and bustle of our world. Here in Ravello, you just [...] Ravello: Villa Rufolo
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Share The view you get from Villa Rufolo in Ravello makes you feel like you are on top of the world. Breathtaking is an understatement! Ravello, in general, gives you the sensation that you have stepped into another world, one that is beyond the hustle and bustle of our world. Here in Ravello, you just [...] Fav Bites in Positano
October 1, 2011 By 4 Comments
Share On the trip to Positano last weekend, there were a few things on my mind that I wanted to make sure I had. They weren’t even dishes but more like bites and two out of three were for those who have a sweet tooth. Bites in and near Positano 1. Pane Casatiello and Saltimbocca [...] Festa del Pesce in Positano
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Share When we got to Positano last Thursday, there were posters everywhere about the Festa del Pesce which would take place that Saturday evening on Fornillo Beach. We didn’t come to Positano specifically for this and didn’t know about it at all. From what I had heard, some did come to Positano that weekend just [...] September in Positano
September 27, 2011 By 8 Comments
Share This summer, we didn’t get to visit Positano and as it has been a while since we were last here, we decided to drive down this past weekend. I think we made the right decision to come to Positano in September as the beaches were pretty deserted but the water still warm enough for [...] I Love Positano, Italy
May 19, 2011 By 12 Comments
Share Positano, Italy is one of my favorite places to spend summer. Before I share with you more about this spectacular town on the Amalfi Coast, the first time I had heard of Positano was in the movie Only You. The breathe-taking scenes from that movie from this town on the Amalfi Coast made me [...] I love Vietri Ceramics
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Share I first heard about Vietri ceramics from my husband as his family is from Positano. It was since that time I started my collection of Vietri ceramics which have traveled with me wherever we have lived. For the house in Positano, my husband’s family used Vietri tiles in the kitchen and bathroom and I [...] Vietri sul Mare – Ceramics on the Amalfi Coast
July 16, 2010 By 1 Comment
Share I’ve always loved the Vietri ceramics and have brought them with me wherever I’ve lived! Here is a small sample of my collection and I’ve even bought them for friends as weddings gift. They are definitely unique. Known as the “Gateway to the Amalfi Coast”, the town of Vietri sul Mare is a paradise [...] Beyond Rome with Laura in Amalfi Coast
May 18, 2010 By 5 Comments
Share Laura Thayer, an art historian and freelance writer, is one of the fortunate ones to be living in the beautiful Amalfi Coast in Campania, Italy. She loves writing about travel, shopping and preparing local recipes and walking the ancient pathways on the Amalfi Coast. She blogs about life on the Amalfi Coast at her [...] One of my favorite Italian dessert recipes
April 2, 2010 By 6 Comments
Well, I actually have a few Italian dessert recipes that are my favorites but this one is a dessert I always offer to make because it's not commonly found in Rome. Because of this, it's always appreciated! 
