Scala Travel Guide

 sandysmith Says:  The village of Minuta has a delightful square with its well fountain and the church of S.Maria Assunta, built in IX century. 

 sandysmith Says:  Another view of the cathedral is to walk up to Campidoglio, the village above Scala and to look down from the vineyards onto it! 

 sandysmith Says:  This is a family concern, staffed by three generations of the owners family. They grow all their own food, make their own fresh pasta (southern Italy generally uses mass-produced dry pasta) and believe me it was wonderful and even grow the grapes for the wine. As well as... 

 sandysmith Says:  The Villa Guisseppina had a terrace overlooking the pool where lunchtime snacks and meals were availble. After a long transfer from pescasseroli we enjoyed a lunch here just unwinding and enjoying the views. Beef rolls with parmesan and rocket - my choice was a large mixed... 

 sandysmith Says:  Nearer to Atrani you will see abandoned church ruins and and the Tower of Ziro - where a grissly tale relates that Giovanna d'Aragon, otherwise knoewn aas the Duchess of Amalfi, was enclosed here with her children in about 1510. 

 sandysmith Says:  At the top end of the village of Atrani is this lovely old church and the steps have now been whitewashed - looked fairly recently painted too. So when you see these whitewashed steps you are nearly there...but for pics of Atrani, I will save for Atrani page itself :-) 

 sandysmith Says:  After only 40 mins from Scala the rooftops of Atrani and the coastline come into view.Just as well its only a short walk as a day is needed to explore Atrani and its larger neighbour Amalfi. 

 sandysmith Says:  Another village is passed high above us- this one is Pogerola and up here there are great balcony views as it straddles the hill beween Atrani and Amalfi. 

 sandysmith Says:  The walk takes us right underneath the lemon groves...I could have just stretched up my hand amd plucked one 

 sandysmith Says:  This 3 hour hike starting from Minuta and then Pontone, leads down old steps and along good, sometimes shaded paths through lemon and citrus groves and then along rocky slopes to the Valle delle Ferriere Nature reserve, a wooded area with tall chestnuts trees, natural... 

 sandysmith Says:  The fountain in the square of the little hamlet of Minuta was one of the prettiest I saw in this area. It almost loked like a wishing well. 

 sandysmith Says:  Sit on the wall in the square in Minuta and you will have a great view down to Pontone the village below with the ruins of the BASILICA OF S. EUSTACHIO. 

 sandysmith Says:  Pontone another of the village environs of Scala was once a defence stronghold for the surrounding towns during the Amalfi Republic.Its another picturesque tiny hillside medieval village you'll pass on a hike in these parts. 

 sandysmith Says:  A bit further along the road through Scala and slightly higher is the delightful hamlet of Minuta - worth a look as you possibly pass through on a hike.