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Agerola. The unexpected food highlight and perfect base for hiking Amalfi
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For 2 nights our Amalfi Tour was based in Agerola. For some this may seem like an unusual choice of accommodation by a tour company. One of those cheaper nights out of the way. However it made perfect sense when you get a full appreciation of the landscapes your dealing with around the Amalfi Coast. Agerola is a tiny bit inland when you look at a map of the Amalfi district. So yes you're not really on the coast. But the coast here goes pretty much vertical to this area.
In the past when tourism might have just been about being at the beach, or at the coast we were told the communities like Agerola missed out on tourism. But now with the popularity of the Amalfi Coast has meant there is a growing demand, and presumably a very successful series of developments or programs have been made to ensure this community doesn't entirely miss out on the tourism market.
Agerola was our setting as the town provided the perfect launching pad for two days of walking. The first was a hike around from Agerola towards the Amalfi side of the coast around San Lazzaro. This area provided us our first view out towards Amalfi itself along side passing by one of the more revered local wine producers and stopping at multiple viewing lookouts. The walk definitely was no walk in the park. It was in the days after really learn this was merely the warm up, a virtual rest day. Might have only done say 20kms for the days end. But it felt like more than a decent stair climb with a pasta lunch stop.
From Agerola you get a much more pure experience of the region than down in the mass tourism market towns of the coastline. Here local restaurants were smiling, and happy to have foreign guests. He we were appreciated. We went for a walk both evenings from our locally owned guest hotel down into the town centre to find some absolutely brilliant restaurants. In fact one La Corte Degli Dei I can't rave about enough. This was like a Romeo and Juliet scene. Regional Italian picture postcard perfect. You get the picture. This was my food highlight of my whole trip. And well you all know how I love my food.
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Argh! sorry but there have been no updates due to a lack of wireless internet facilities in the hostels here and there. I will resume to normal broadcasting shortly.
In the past when tourism might have just been about being at the beach, or at the coast we were told the communities like Agerola missed out on tourism. But now with the popularity of the Amalfi Coast has meant there is a growing demand, and presumably a very successful series of developments or programs have been made to ensure this community doesn't entirely miss out on the tourism market.
From Agerola you get a much more pure experience of the region than down in the mass tourism market towns of the coastline. Here local restaurants were smiling, and happy to have foreign guests. He we were appreciated. We went for a walk both evenings from our locally owned guest hotel down into the town centre to find some absolutely brilliant restaurants. In fact one La Corte Degli Dei I can't rave about enough. This was like a Romeo and Juliet scene. Regional Italian picture postcard perfect. You get the picture. This was my food highlight of my whole trip. And well you all know how I love my food.
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