Amalfi Birthday Weekend

For my birthday, Tom and I spent a weekend at the Amalfi coast.  We stayed in the actual town of Amalfi, and on Sunday, as we drove back, visited the towns of Positano and Sorrento.  It was beautiful and perfectly relaxing!

The town of Amalfi from the beach on our first evening.

 

The greenery you see here are lemon trees.

On our second day we hit the beach.  Because it was the middle of May the beach wasn't overly crowded, but still plenty warm enough to lay out for a while.

After the beach and some walking around we relaxed and had a drink in front of the 9th-century duomo.

The architecture on this church is strange but incredibly beautiful.  It's a mix of Gothic and Moorish styles that together create something truly unique.

Fish on the capitals.

I absolutely love architectural details such as this inlaid column. 

As we were sitting we happened to catch a wedding take place.

Leaving on our third day.  The center of town has one main street that is mostly for pedestrians, making driving a bit difficult.

Driving along the coast.

The town of Positano.

We decided not to actually stop in Positano, as we couldn't find parking, but we stopped for a bit along the road to take pictures and enjoy the view.

Looking away from the sea.

Where you see the arches indicates where the road is.  The road is INCREDIBLY curvy, and on our way down, since we had been driving for a good deal of time already, I got a little car sick, but on the way out, since it was the morning and we were just starting out, I was fine and able to enjoy the scenery much more.

Patiently waiting while I take 1,000 pictures.

And ruining my pictures...

Sorrento.

As mentioned above, we didn't stop in Positano so that we could have more time in Sorrento, rather than being rushed in both towns.  In retrospect I wish we had stopped at Positano instead.  Sorrento was nice, but much more commercial and spread out, which is not quite what we were expecting.  But we had a nice lunch and walked around.  Of the three towns we saw, we both liked Amalfi the best, so I'm really glad we decided to stay there.

To give you an idea of some the roads in the area...

It was a fantastic birthday.