Amalfi Coast by Boat: History, Legends & Crystal Waters

FIORDO DEL FURORE..is a fisherman old village of breathtaking view! Consisting of a bridge builted between the mountains suspended over the blu mediterraneansea.Famous in the summer time for the famouss championship of diving!! We'll stop in front of the bridge for stunning pictures

On request you can opt for a stop to the Emerald Grotto,waiting on.line for your turn to disembark and wait another line to get into the grotto. Fee is extra "Emerald Cave" was named after the green light inside the cave. It is caused by natural sunlight from outside which enters the cave through an underground passage, which connects the salt water lake in the huge chamber with the sea outside.The cave consists only of a single huge chamber. The lake inside is 45m by 32m big and the chamber is 24m high, above the sea level. There are some speleothems, as this is actually a karst cave. The cave was formed above the sea level, at a time when the sea was much deeper. Later the sea rose and flooded the entrance, or better the land went down, which is caused by the volcanic activities in the area. Some stalagmites on the floor were flooded. In the deep of the cristal water , you can admire the Christmas Nativity scene

On our way we'll meet Torre Capo di Conca , and the Torre Bianca,another watching towers of the Bizanthyne period.We'll admire the little fisherman villages of Conca dei Marini famous also for the Tonnara ,that was a special net to catch the tuna fish.We will stop to selected area very cristal water, we will admire from the boat , the Saracens Towers , the fisherman village of Conca dei Marini, were local trusted fishermans still go fishing in the morning and you will have the possibility to stop for lunch to one of the several seaside Restaurants

From Conca dei Marini, coast to coast to Amalfi , We'll see the natural arch,Santa Croce beach,all the famous seaside hotels, we'll arrive in front of Amalfi to strike your pose . Amalfi was the capital ofthe maritime republic known as the Duchy of Amalfi, an important trading power in the Mediterranean between 839 and around 1200. Amalfi held importance as a maritime power, trading grain from its neighbours, salt from Sardinia and slaves from the interior, and even timber, in exchange for the gold dinars minted in Egypt and Syria, in order to buy the Byzantine silks that it resold in the West.The Amalfi tables (Tavole amalfitane provided a maritime code that was used by the Christian port cities. An independent republic Amalfi extracted itself from Byzantine vassalage in 839 and first elected a duke in 958; Flavio Gioia, traditionally considered the first to introduce the mariner's compass to Europe, is said to have been a native of Amalfi.

Continuing our cruise towards Atrani. The twin village of Amalfi, evocative as a nativity scene made of alleys, stairs and houses climbing on the rock, has preserved the ancient medieval structure, a cascade of houses interspersed with "stairways", covered streets, small gardens. Climbed on the rock overlooking the sea and at the mouth of the Valle del Dragone, Atrani is the smallest town in southern Italy and appears to the visitor as the setting of a nativity scene. you will be fascinated by its characteristic labyrinth of alleys, arches, churches and squares. Ithis village on the slopes of the Dragon Valley, the traditional terraces of lemon groves alternate with the ancient coastal houses, offering a breathtaking view. The ancient churches overlooking the sea as the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Maddalena. Built in 1274 on the ruins of a medieval fortress, the collegiate church boasts a splendid majolica dome and a square bell tower, which have become the symbol of Atrani.