Παρασκευή 2 Αυγούστου 2013

Cycling in Italy - Day 19: Amalfi Coast - Salerno to Praiano


01 / 08 / 2013


Our bikes, just before we started from San Mango

August had just arrived and after 3 adventurous days in Salerno it was time to move on. I was about to cycle through the Amalfi Coast, one of the most beautiful corners of the Mediterranean. But I was not going to do this alone. For the first time in this journey, I will travel with company. My friend Antonio was going to a village called Praiano to meet with his friends and start his summer holidays. 



He has a blog about bicycles, so if you are a cyclist in the Campania region, he is your man.


Leaving Salerno

The Amalfi Coast was the sweetest cycling experience I had during this trip. The landscape blows your mind. Mountain on your right, cliff on your left and endless sea as far as your eyes can see. Beauty.



Torre Normanna, outside of Maiori
Maiori village

The villages that you meet on your way are of course extremely touristic. But this has nothing to do with the scenery. It was something that I can't describe in a blog. Some things you just have to be there to understand what's going on.


Minori village




The night was slowly arriving. I was cycling even more slowly because of the uphills and downhills, but most of all because I wanted to capture every image in my head, for ever. After some hours we were in the village of Amalfi.



Tunnel of Amalfi

Amalfi is actually hidden from the sea. There is a frontline of buildings and the main village is behind them. We visited the main square, just to fill our bottles with fresh water from the fountain.

Cathedral of Saint Andrea

We arrived in Praiano at midnight. Dirty, sweaty and tired as hell. But this day and the next in the Amalfi Coast were the best cycling routes of the trip. After a few beers with Antonios friends, I slept immediately because the next day I had to continue, this time on my own.

Amalfi Coast had more secrets for me.


Refreshing fountain in Amalfi.

End of Day 19.