Gourmet getaway on the Amalfi coast
It's a postcard.A balcony hanging on the Tyrrhenian sea.A spectacular corner of land with its villages with multicolored facades, lemon gardens and terraces vines.Ideal starting point: the very boheme village of Positano, which would have been founded by Neptune out of love for a nymph.Difficult to tear yourself away from the charms of its alleys on the side of cliffs which descend to the sea with Capri on the horizon.After a last look at Conca beach
Dei Marini, the road wears us to Furore, a small town of barely 800 inhabitants, which shelters not only the only Italian fjord, but also a micro-vineyard that produces the Bianco Fiorduva of Marisa Cuomo, one of the most winesPrecious from Italy.The Monastero Santa is two steps away
Rosa Hotel & Spa, un ancien couvent où est née presque par hasard, au 18e siècle, la sfogliatella napolitaine, divine pâtisserie conique découpée en lamelles, évoquant la forme d’un coquillage, et fourrée de ricotta parfumée à la vanille ou à la cannelle et d’écorces d’orange confites.To crunch by swallowing the kilometer to join Amalfi, the most important city on the coast, which displays its color from the entrance, on a plaque where one can read: "The day of the judgment, for the amalfitans who will go to theParadise, will one day be like all the others."Obviously when you stroll through the narrow streets crowded with scooters and shaded by the clothes that dry between two windows, which we stroll on the port, or climb the splendid staircase that leads to the cathedral.
Amalfi lemon, "the gold of the peninsula"
Here, the flavors sing, burst, surprise ... and the lemon is king!To the point that it is nicknamed "the gold of the peninsula".Amalfi's sfusato (ancient "amalphitanus lemon"), very essence of this coast, is also the richest lemon in vitamin C.His aromas enrich a thousand and one recipes where he holds the star, like the Granita that we sip at all coffee terraces, or pastries, such as Delizia or Pasticciotto al Limone, to obtain in the traditional Pasticceria Pansa,on the place of Amalfi, or in the city of Minori at Sal de Riso, in a more contemporary version.
Poursuivons jusqu’à Ravello, l’un des lieux les plus délicieux d’Italie selon Boccace, fameux écrivain florentin du 14e siècle, et qui continue d’inspirer les artistes et les célébrités d’aujourd’hui qui ne tarissent pas d’éloges sur la douceur du climat, des lumières, ou des parfums de cette cité-musée.It is to the English that the city should its richness in flowery gardens of roses.And if only two should be visited, it would be those of the Villa Rufolo or the Villa Cimbrone, former mansion of the 11th Si Cle transformed into a luxury hotel, with the high point of its Terrazza Dell'infinito (terrace ofinfinity), perched 365 meters above sea level.The city's belvedere also offers an unforgettable panorama that did not lie André Gide affirming in his book "the immoralist", that in Ravello, "suspended between heaven and earth, we feel much closer to heaven".
Elsewhere.The mead, on this blessed coast of the gods, has the color of the sun.It is a sweet liquor based on lemon zest called Limoncello and that we sip icy at the end of the meal.Before digestive time, do not hesitate to stop at Tramonti to taste the cheese productions of the Dairy Master Vicedomini: Caciocavallo, Mozzarella and especially Fior Di Latte.Another delicious detour, Corbara, in the hinterland where to taste the real tomato of Corbara, famous for its bulb shape and its sour-coarse flavor.To find the Cochatura di Alici (an intense and precious fermented anchovy coulis), head on the small fishing village of Cetara, also renowned for its tuna.And to bring back a memory, in addition to the traditional bottle of Limoncello, make a last stop for Vietri Sul Mare, a small city famous for its ceramics.The Ceramica Maison Artisti Solimene (Ceramicasolimene.it) is full of pottery that will sunnate your table, once returned to your home port, far, too far from the Dolce Vita Amalfitaine ...
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