Amalfi and her coast had lost most of its former importance and survived only because of agriculture and a weak manufacturing and commercial activity: paper, woollen cloth, leather goods…. And in the XVII- XVIII centuries pasta and lemons… until the arrival of the Romantic Grand Tour…

Amalfi nel 1890

Towards the end of the XVIII century, the Amalfi coast was “discovered” as a place of sojourn and study by the Great Romantic voyagers, mostly Germans and English who came from Naples and Rome travelling on to Sicily and all the area of Magna Grecia.
Attracted by the un-violated nature and the customs of the population, an interest in the history and the myths of Masaniello and Duchess Giovanna, the coast was again at the centre of the cultural, artistic and economic life of Europe…

Viaggiatori presso l'Hotel Luna