In Splendid Company Small Group Tours

10/04/2026

A beautiful apartment with a fabulous host!!

04/06/2022

Sunday is the Regata, this year in Amalfi!

The Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics is an annual event like no other. Every June, the four former powers that controlled the seas around Italy go back to battle in an attempt to once again lay claim to maritime greatness, not by invasions or trade wars but by historic-modeled rowing galleons manned by 8 strong and proud citizens. Amalfi, Pisa, Genoa and Venice take turns hosting the regatta, which pays homage to the former republics' histories and dominance. Initiated in 1954, the regatta is an opulent affair that is much more than a mere boat rally.

The gala begins with the pomp and splendor of a parade with hundreds of participants in period costumes perfectly detailed from the Middle Ages. The streets are festooned with flags while heralding trumpets and rhythmic drums lead an elegant shore-side procession that includes horses and sedan-chairs, while ladies and lords re-enact themes that represent historic events and figures of each Republic's past. There are cultural initiatives, historic displays, and general merriment during the events.

The regatta takes place on the sea in slender rowing boats called "gozzi". Each is painted distinctively for its republic: Blue for Amalfi; green for Venice; white for Genoa; and red for Pisa. The rowers pump their oars along the 1.2 mile course to take home the coveted trophy and bragging rights, to be enjoyed until the following year's competition.

The Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics is a colorful and exciting event that reminisces of the past power and grand glory of medieval seafaring cities with the pretty ports as a beautiful backdrop.

09/05/2022

Would you like to travel to Positano this fall? Come with us for the trip of a lifetime!

Bella Italia. Io amo l'Italia (Positano)

18/04/2022

Our Fall Tour is booking now!!! Join us for our Olives and Oleander tour of the Enchanting Amalfi coast of Italy!!

Spend an Enchanted April with us on the Amalfi Coast of Italy! At this time of year the wisteria is in its full glory and gardens are awash in pastels from spring flowers. The air is scented with orange blossoms and jasmine and the sun doesn’t yet bake the coast like it will in high…

26/03/2022

The amazing gardens in Capri!

01/03/2022

There is nothing like an Amalfi Coast lemon!!

Yellow gold.

In southern Italy, there lies the Coast of Amalfi. The Amalfi Coast is known throughout the world for its cultivation of lemons that seem to have a specific potency that is difficult to replicate, and its limoncello.

The lemon is the cultural staple of Amalfi and the coast is a very popular place for tourists to visit in Italy. It is not the lemons themselves that draw the tourists in, however. Life gave Amalfi Lemons ad they did more than just make lemonade, they made liqueur and granita (lemon slush).

Limoncello is mainly popular in Italy, however, it is becoming more prevalent within the United States, Canada, New Zeland and the UK. Locals on the Amalfi Coast love drinking finocchietto too (a liqueur made of the wild fennel seeds). Besides the fact that it is easy to make limoncello, every family has it’s own secret recipe and my mother’s cousin created his own brand which is very famous in the area… and not only here!

His name is Valentino from and he produces liqueurs, marmalade and chocolate.
Wish to taste some?