Name: Italy's Amalfi Coast
Uploaded: 2020-03-08T21:31:40.000Z
Duration: 25 min 6 s
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we're exploring Italy's dramatic Amalfi Coast area,

are some of Italy's most appreciated attractions.

Along a breathtaking coastline, you'll find trendy resort towns,

ancient ruins, and enchanting island getaways.

the allure of Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast

We'll start with the southern Italian charms of Sorrento,

and we'll stroll in the shadow of Greek temples at Paestum

and take a cruise to the seductive Isle of Capri,

From our home base in Sorrento, we explore the Amalfi Coast,

stopping in the towns of Positano and Amalfi.

both as a springboard for regional sightseeing

and as a fine place to simply stay and stroll.

While just an hour south of wild and crazy Naples,

the Sorrentines have gone out of their way

to create a completely safe and genteel place

for tourists to come, relax, and enjoy spending their money.

and mobbed with tourists during the summer,

and most of those enjoying the fun in the Sorrento sun

Sorrento goes back to Ancient Greek times.

On his legendary Odyssey, Ulysses sailed by

In doing so, he opened up this region to colonization.

places like Sorrento were the wild, wild West.

The town's original Greek street plan survives

While the breeze is welcome in the summer,

of locals complaining about the cold winter wind.

at both its long history and rich culture.

This 13th-century palace recalls a rough-and-tumble age.

It had no balconies for security reasons.

Tiny shrines decorate walls throughout southern Italy.

in the hopes that she'll advocate for them up in heaven.

and Italian men also venerate their mothers.

Even so, Italian men have built into their lives

Here at the Sorrento Men's Club, men -- and only men --

While originally a place where the town's nobles met,

today, this is the club for working-class guys.

Strictly no women, and no telephones either.

From the old center, an ancient lane zigzags down

to the Marina Grande, Sorrento's historic harbor.

a reminder that Marina Grande was always a separate town

It's said even their cats look different.

Sorrentines believe that, because this section of town

was locked outside the fortified wall during pirate raids,

descend from Saracen, or Turkish pirate, stock.

Sorrentines still scare their children by saying,

"Behave, or the Turks will take you away."

Today, there's just not much very menacing

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