Why Are All The Best Movies Filmed Here? (Ripley, Equalizer, James Bond) | Italy Episode 2

NEW SEASON: ITALY

POV Amalfi Coast and Atrani. A real take without the travel vlogger hype. This is the video I wish I had seen before going.

I first had seen the movie “The Talented Mr. Ripley” with Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow when I was 18 years old and it blew me away, altering my mind to the possibilities of the natural beauty, architecture and rich culture that was out there in the world to go see.

Remember this is before the major social media sites really came online, a world without any travel vloggers or seeing these places flash in front of your screen. So the movie really stood out and the story was so well written. I’ll confess, it was one of my major inspirations to start traveling.

Seeing the turquoise waters of the Amalfi coast, the immense rainbow of colors of the buildings, streets and flowers built into the scenery, the Italian lifestyle of sipping espresso at cafes and eating delicious fresh Mediterranean food, bouncing around to the most historic cities in the world like Rome, Paris, Palermo (Sicily) and Venice.

It was a whole new world to imagine, what life could be like in Europe…
…as a someone who at the time was living in a small “fishing” village in Canada.

I knew I had to go see it for myself, and while I’ve traveled to many, many other places first, it never left my mind, this desire to experience Amalfi.

But there’s one spot over the years I began wanting to see even more than Amalfi for a crucial reason, and it’s the town next door…

Atrani is the lesser known charming village located beside the town of Amalfi Coast, just a few minutes’ drive or a short walk along the coast. It’s the smallest municipality in Italy by land area but despite its tiny size, compensates with its immense beauty, unique character and (most notable for myself) was the central location in the Netflix short series adaption of the book by Patricia Highsmith: RIPLEY

Without further ado, this is the full POV walking tour and experience of being in Amalfi and Atrani, the beach, the walking (lots of it), the food, the movie culture and the magic. Please enjoy and thank you for all of your comments, likes and shares – it’s appreciated. I love creating this content for you all.

0:00 Breakfast at Mount Vesuvius in Naples
3:16 Driving the Amalfi Coast
5:38 First Impressions of Amalfi
9:48 Gnocchi and Salad for Lunch
10:46 Amalfi Walking Tour (POV)
17:20 Virgin Limoncello
19:15 Amalfi Pier
20:50 Views from our Hotel (Highest Point)
22:35 1,100 Steps: Hike Down to the Coast
28:09 Atrani – First Impressions and Walking Tour (POV)
31:16 Limoncello and Pasta at Denzel Washington Restaurant
33:40 Equalizer 3 Scene
34:22 Talking Differences Between Amalfi and Atrani
37:08 Beach in Atrani
38:20 Drone View of Atrani
39:59 Amalfi Postcard Shopping (Iconic)
41:50 Cathedral of St Andrew Apostle (Outside View)
43:36 The Walking Route Between Amalfi and Atrani
45:27 Dinner at Denzel Washington Restaurant (Whole Fish, Gnocchi and Pasta)
46:47 Nighttime Views (Opinions on Atrani being more peaceful)
48:48 Bus Tickets Fiasco
51:24 Spring Water Gathering

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