In the morning, we
drove a bit further along the coast to the town of Amalfi. It seemed
unusually busy, with a crowd of people milling around the bottom of
the impressive stairs that lead up to the cathedral. We walked up the
main road and then stopped for a coffee and some gelato on the way
back. By now, the area around the base of the stairs was extremely
crowded and it seemed as though something was about to happen, so we
stopped to check it out. Before long, a group of men dressed in fancy
red outfits came down the stairs holding a big purple umbrella. They
were followed by another group dressed in white robes. It turns out
that we were in town for the Festival of Sant' Andrea, which
celebrates the feast day of the patron saint of Amalfi (apparently
some of his relics arrived in the town during the 13th
century).
Next we drove up
into the hills to the town of Ravello, which was significantly less
crowded. We had a bit of a wander – coming across the continuation
of the path that we had taken the previous evening. We then stopped
at a little cafe, miraculously coming across an Italian cafe that
made bad coffee (thankfully I had opted to have a beer).
We then tried to get
a bit further along the coast, but the road was closed, so we drove
back to Maiori. Kate and the girls went to a park on the seafront,
where Sarah quickly accumulated a little posse of friends thanks to
her gymnastics skills.
After dinner, we
walked along the waterfront, stopping to admire a firework display
taking place in Amalfi.
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