Elite Traveler Summer 2020

EXPLORE AMALFI COAST

GUIDE TOTHE AMALFI COAST

“Authentic, untouched and iconic” is how Anthony Lassman, founder of ultra-luxe travel consultancy Nota Bene Global, describes the Amalfi Coast. A regular visitor to the area for over four decades, Lassman loves that this special corner of Italy — which stretches 31 miles along the southwestern Sorrentine Peninsula between the town of Sorrento and the port city of Salerno — has “hardly changed over the years. Villages, vineyards and lemon groves hugging the mountainside, the coastal road snaking below, a long season of sunshine and, of course, world-class hotels. It has everything, and that’s why it has held its appeal for luxury travelers.” Along with those qualities, the region’s historical and cultural sites, scenic nature and signature culinary delights have been drawing travelers for generations, from noted 19th- and 20th-century writers, poets and painters to the glam jet-set crowd of the 1960s (heralded by Jackie Kennedy’s visit in 1962) to today’s tech billionaires and Hollywood celebrities. This is the place everyone wants to be (especially in the summer) but, despite the perennial buzz, it’s also where you can still feel an Old World sense of romance — a place where you can wind down the day, aperitivo in hand, sea views in front of you and find your own slice of la dolce vita.

by Sandra Ramani

The region’s colorful coast