A day in Amalfi:

Yesterday Capri, today a day off in Amalfi. Our hotel is steps away from the main square and a stone's throw from the main street. Most of the stores and booths are on the main street, which winds up the hill. Not looking foranything in particular we just browsed, all of the usual souvenir stuff, very little Amalfi clothing but plenty of Lemon related products - juice, distilled drinks and tons of ceramic trinkets.

Amalfi is famous for the lemons grown on the massive, and old, terraces, Limoncello is the standard local drink and it is very sweet and lemony. the liquer is just as sweet but with a bite. The other claims to fame in Amalfi are the Cathedral and Museum and the Paper Museum. Amalfi used to be the main source of quality paper in the Middle Ages and there is a Museum dedicated to the industry. It was closed on both occasions we dropped by but the Cathedral is always open. Obviously a 'working' Cathedral the day we visited we came across a Wedding in progress. The next day, as we were on the way to Positani we came across a funeral.

We ate twice in Amalfi this day and lunch was a pizza and supper was at a restaurant that served the same menu as the others but was a couple of Euros cheaper than others. The Fish and Beef were excellent. Prices are higher in this art of Italy than we expected and the cover charge was definitely not expected, but the mandatory service charge makes tipping easy - you don't!

The Cloister, Crypt and Museum costs three Euro to enter and it was well worth it. There are valuable artifacts on display and the remains of St Andrew are interred under the altar in the crypt.