Things worth trying on our Coast for an epic destination wedding
Alessandra 01/10/2024 0
The seaside of our Coast it is not merely a stunning venue to tie the knot, this region has the 35% of the total touristic offer all over Europe. Here, the history calls: Pompei, Herculaneum, Paestum, Capri Island, Naples, Reggia di Caserta, Theatre of S. Carlo. The wellness calls: Spa Resorts,Thermal stations, Mediterranean diet. The food calls: olive oil, mozzarella cheese, wines, pizza, pasta, spaghetti, cooking lessons, parmesan, tiramisu and so on.
Since traveling to Italy for your wedding day is not an ordinary thing, on the contrary, it will be a perfect opportunity to spend time with your families and closest friends in a new country making your destination wedding even richer and more special! And why not think big for your wedding and turn it into an unforgettable travel-experience? Moments that your guests and you will cherish for years to come.
Have a look-see at my suggestions and get inspired. I’ll show you a few tailored activities that will keep your guests busy in the discovery of your location prior the big day.
Wine Tasting
The Amalfi Coast represents the ideal place to experience a wine tasting. This corner of land hosts so many vineyards where some of the finest Italian wines are being produced. Tasting this variety of flavors combined with typical snacks can be a real treat for your guests’ palate. They will have the opportunity to know more about the history of the wine production process and take away a traditional Italian souvenir on their way back.
Cooking Class
Italy is known world-wide for its vast culinary tradition, so what’s better than a cooking class? For those guests who want to test their culinary skills and know the Italian cuisine to the fullest, it will be possible to arrange real cooking classes in which you will prepare the typical dishes of the Amalfi tradition. A genuine taste of the Coast that will involve all 5 senses!
Boat Tour
From wherever you are on our Coast, you can plan boat trips to reach one of the most beautiful island of Italy, Capri, and wandering around narrow streets and go shopping.
Excursion & Daily Trip
Instead, for the guests that will be intrigued by the history of our Coast, between the hills and the seaside are hidden tiny villages surrounded by the charm of ancient myths and legends, just like the myth of the Nymph Amalfi. And again, for those guests with a more sporty and adventurous spirit, you will find many tracking routes such as the famous Path of the Gods, where you can reach points with a breathtaking view enjoying Italian routes and get in touch with the real Italian mood.
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Alessandra
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How to fly you to Amalfi Coast? Inspiration, inspiration, inspiration!
It’s a pity not to have the pleasure to enjoy the amazing glimpses of our italian Coast, this summer season! Why not fly with the mind towards one of the most popular & romantic destination settings? Here, some tips that will make you breathe the Italian atmosphere of the Amalfi Coast…
Citrus in every nook & cranny
Citrus will definitely evoke the feeling of Italian coastal tradition. After all, this region is well-known for its fresh and colorful citrus, symbol of the entire Coast, especially lemons. These natural elements could be the best chic decoration giving your Wedding Day an authentic Italian touch!
Never forget old-timey things
The Italian tradition, particularly in southern Italy, is rich in tradition and old-timey decorations, hence, you should be sure to incorporate that ancient feeling with every element of your table-setting. Golden candle holders, silver serving tray, porcelain dishes, antique cutlery and crystal glasses will help you to create the flawless Italian setting you want.
Steal the landscape
Amalfi Coast boasts some of the most breathtaking panoramas & landscapes in the World…terraces overlooking the blue sea, ancient villas, exclusive hotels, charming gardens, private beaches! Why not take advantage of its natural beauty? You will steal the landscape and the landscape will steal the show!
Opt for greenery
Same old floral decorations are totally out! Surrounded by the natural setting of our Coast, you should go for a rustic style: lots of foliage, delicate white flowers and a touch of natural yellow… The perfect match for an Italian-inspired arrangement!
Plenty of traditional food
You’re in Italy, the best cuisine in the World is here! Play with the local traditional food creating a sort of delicious street-market where your guests will find the most tasty traditional food.
Theme-based stationery & favors
Last but not least, you should convey your Italian theme throughout your Wedding Day incorporating greenery, florals and citrus details into your stationery to highlight your Italian-inspired ceremony. Stay within the Italian theme also for your wedding favors: a mini bottle filled with limoncello or local wine is the perfect touch for your guests to never forget your special Wedding Day!
Let’s live a dream come true together for your #destinationlove
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Alessandra
Alessandra 01/10/2024
Your Catholic Destination Wedding On Amalfi Coast
It’s not a surprise that many couples choose Italy as their wedding destination. If you and your husband-to-be are planning to have a Catholic Wedding Ceremony in Italy as well, our gorgeous Coast offers a broad variety of timeless charming Churches located in breathtaking sites where the Italian artistic heritage blends with the beauty of the Mediterranean cliff & blue waters. From intimate and ancient Chapels to majestic Cathedrals the choice is really wide! Well, I’ll show you a selection of the three most ancient and impressive Churches of the Amalfi Coast if you’d love to celebrate your religious rite in one of the most romantic wedding destinations of the world.
The Cathedral of Ravello
The Cathedral of Ravello is one of the most ancient Catholic Church of our Coast, built in 1086, takes the main square of the town overlooking the entire cliff. Since that time, it has undergone various makeovers, in the 12th and 17th centuries, and again totally restored in 1973. By the way, the interior preserves its authentic ancient charm with a wide central nave and two aisles artistically decorated with valuable gold mosaics. Moreover, the ancient columns, the marbles, the century bronze door, treasures from Roman times and paintings by southern Renaissance artists are surely worth a look. And…if you’re planning an elegant and romantic wedding this Church with its incomparable beauty will provide the perfect setting creating a mesmerizing effect all around you!
The Amalfi Cathedral
Also known as the historical Duomo of St. Andrews, is doubtless one of the most impressive Church of Italy. The Duomo rises in the main square of Amalfi, at the end of an imposing staircase composed of sixty-two steps leading to the doors. Also this one has been renewed several times adding romanesque, byzantine, gothic, and baroque elements. It’s structure includes four small towers adorned with arches and covered with majolica tiles. An extraordinary place to keep your wedding vows forever just in the heart of the Amalfi Coast!
The Church of Santa Maria Maddalena in Atrani
The Collegiate was built in 1274 on the ruins of a medieval fortress on the initiative of the inhabitants of Atrani to thank the Saint, who released them from a handful of sailors. Nowadays, the Church has definite architectural characteristics, such as the dome of majolica and an elegant bell-tower of the 16th century. It’s the best site for an afternoon wedding, on the ringing of the church bells there will be a wonderful sunset waiting for you and your guests!
To sum up, these are just some of the wonders of this corner of land, several other exist. No country in the world can compete with the choice of venues that Italy boasts for a religious ceremony. Thus, I’ll stand by you, in every step, towards the choice of your #destinationlove. You just have to say “Yes, I do!”.
Alessandra
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Ravello
“One of the most enchanting spot of the Amalfi Coast is Ravello, where many rich men live; one of these was extremely rich and his name was Landolfo Rufolo… ” (G. Boccaccio). As we see in the 4th novella in the 2nd day of the Decameron, the scenery and the monuments of Ravello, which was founded by a roman colony in the 6th century A.D., were already famous centuries ago. Perched on a 350 ft high cliff overlooking the blue sea of the Amalfi Coast, it has conserved its historical monuments through the ages in a natural setting which has few equals in the world.
One of the most important monuments in Ravello is the cathedral, a XI century church, founded in 1086, where one can admire the ambo and the pulpit decorated with Byzantine mosaics, relics such as the bust of Sigilgaita Rufolo, the splendid bronze doors by Barisano da Trani and the museum situated in the crypt.
Villa Rufolo
Villa Rufolo’s today looks come mostly from the arrangement carried out by the Scotsman Neville Reid, who owned the Villa in the second half of the 19th century. But the site is much older, as it is given evidence by the remains from the 13th-14th century period of the building. The Rufolos’ splendour reached its peak from the half of the 13th century to 1285 when, according to Wiedemann, the Rufolos were completely ruined because they sided against Angevins during the Sicilian Vespers. During Norman times the Rufolos were already wealthy merchants, well placed in the commercial and cultural exchanges of the Mediterranean, from Northern Africa to the Eastern Greek and Arab speaking countries, which influenced constantly the Southern Campania’s art and architecture.
The Rufolos helped the Angevins to come to Southern Italy and they were rewarded with particular privileges. When their power reached its peak, they built again their “house”, which represented their new political power and therefore, it was gorgeous, princely, rich; at that time it extended as far as the sea. The Rufolos succeeded in finding, out of the Arab and Byzantine influences, an architectural language able to express their social status with an architectural image which had no connection at all with the new sovereigns’ artistic culture, as if it could stress their political autonomy from the Angevins.
These circumstances made Villa Rufolo something unique, creating an image which was handed down by the popular imagination as the “one hundred sixty-five rooms villa”. In the following centuries the Villa slowly fell into decay because of the property subdivisions and of the collapses due to earthquakes and to negligence. Many parts were then lost and some rooms still lie under the present floor. In the 19th century the Villa was bought by Neville Reid, who carried out its restoration, according to the culture of the time, deeply influenced by the romantic taste for ruins. He restructured the principal building for housing, arranged the gardens to create a series of terraces, which often rested on the ancient structures. It is well known that the beauty of these gardens was such as to influence R. Wagner. In 1974 Villa Rufolo became part of public heritage thanks to the Ente Provinciale per il Turismo of Salerno and nowadays it hosts several musical events; it is the headquarters of the European University Centre for Cultural Heritage and of the Piano High School directed by Michele Campanella.