Salty sea air, lemon-scented breezes and a coastline of pastel-hued homes teetering right on the sea edge. The stuff of fairytales, the Amalfi Coast would be ever so relaxing – if it weren’t for the electrifying thrill of seeing it all from the hairpin bends that weave you along this glorious stretch of Italian ocean front. This is the location to live the A-list life – right alongside the very A-listers you may, or may not, aspire to emulate. Snack on mussels in a beach front restaurant accessible only by boat or island hop to streets filled with couture, diamonds and accessories vendors. Head into the hills and you can learn to cook from a chef that once rustled up a plate of pasta for Humphrey Bogart. We mention the hills, because the terraced lemon groves are all too overlooked. In between the citrus trees lie family estates growing grapes you’ll not find elsewhere – and farm-to-table organic growers bringing the food miles down to zero.
Yes, the coral-coloured homes and UNESCO listed streets on the coast are stunning, but you’ll want to hop in a boat occasionally too. Helm your own motorboat or charter a catamaran to see the cliffs from the coast. You’ll be all the more enamoured with possibly one of the most romantic places on earth.
