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Amalfi- The call of the Sea
Costiera Amalfita is selected as a Heritage site for both cultural and natural reasons, and in fact the committee decided to inscribe this site under three criteria and says: “…it is an outstanding example of the Mediterranean landscape, with exceptional cultural and scenic values resulting from its dramatic topography and historic evolution.” Our Amalfi coast cooking vacation gives you a peek into this heritage site
History
The bounteous Amalfi coast has attracted strife, its history is littered with war and plague, but through the ages the people have lifted themselves up,built their towns with their industry and have survived these upheavals. From the ancient commercial Byzantine past to the time when the feuding nobles ruled it, the footprints of that era can be examined in your cooking vacation in Amalfi coast.
Geography
The gulf of Salerno in the north to Naples in the south, the Amalfi coast meanders along a road built in June 1807 by an enchanted Giuseppe Bonaparte. The road was completed in 1854 by Ferdinand II. It winds through thirteen towns, exhibiting coves cliffs and landscapes that still enchant visitors, today.
Miscellanea
An ancient Amalfi tradition tells that Giovanni Gioia invented the compass.
A legend tells, the name comes from Amalfi, a nymph loved by Hercules, buried there as a desire of the gods.
A monument in the main square of Amalfi is dedicated to Flavio Gioia. This famous “mythic” inventor never existed!
In XVIII century Amalfi was almost uninhabited after the terrible plague of 1643.
Walking the narrow streets of the Coast, in 1879, Erik Ibsen had the inspiration to complete his masterpiece “A doll’s house”.
Amalfi coast cooking vacations
Our Amalfi coast cooking vacations, will take you along those very same ancient streets. Like the rest of Italy it has a rich tradition of cooking, with a distinct flavor of its own which you can savor in your Amalfi coast cooking vacation.
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