AMALFI COAST


Hop your way along the Amalfi Coast for an Italian adventure to remember


Hollie-Rae Brader


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hildhood holidays have a lasting effect. The countries I have the strongest affinity to are all destinations I ventured to as a child with my mum, dad and brother. My love of Italy began when I was nine years old, on a trip to Lake Garda. On this adventure, my dad drove us all the way there – down to Dover, where we hopped on the cross-Channel ferry to Calais, and onwards through France, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland, before crossing the border into Italy. A grand adventure, indeed – and it wasn’t long before  was a fully edged talophile. On subsequent trips, we headed to picturesque


Tuscany, so my parents could drink famed Super Tuscan wines; Florence, so we could all munch through at least one pizza a day; Venice, where an 11-year-old me moaned about the smelly canals; and Verona, where I proudly stood on the Romeo and Juliet balcony as if I were Claire Danes waiting for my Leonardo DiCaprio to arrive. Twenty years on, it was time to embark on another road trip – this time, we had the alfi oast in our sights, with y husband and my brother’s girlfriend adding to the madness. My adoration for Italy was about to reach new heights.


Jetsetters’ paradise The alfi oast is arguably hoe to taly’s ost glamorous towns and villages. It’s a bounty of perfect palaos, infinity pools, epic restaurants and countless high-end hotels and villas. All perch perilously on the edge of the clifftops that line the rugged coast, a cascade of colour contrasting the lapping azure waters. In among all that, you’ll find tiny beaches located in hard-to-reach coves, hidden away from tourists and only found using local knowledge.


uring the suer onths, the entire alfi coastline is teeming with visitors, so travelling out of season in early pril eant we avoided the crowds.  sure-fire way to ensure privacy and seclusion for your clients, even in the busier ties of year, is to book a villa  and the alfi Coast has an abundance of over-the-top and glamorous options. orking our way down the coast by car, our first stop


was Sorrento and villa specialist Oliver’s Travels’ six- bedroom Villa Califano. The property is a short walk from the centre of town, but that just allows you to enjoy the views on your walk into Sorrento for a little longer. ➛


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