We walked the Valle delle Ferriere route when we walked from Amalfi up to Ravello. The way winds through some lush forests, with rivers and waterfalls, and old paper mills and ironworks (hence its name). It was lovely and peaceful, and a refreshing difference to the cliffs and sea that tourists mostly associate with the Amalfi Coast. It rained for some of that day but we had wet weather gear, and instead of getting us down, it added to the enchantment of the forest.
~ Spotted Cow
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As an Enid Blyton reader as a kid, I just had to click on this post! How old are the foundry ruins? They look a bit hobbitish in the mist.
I don’t know how old the ruins are, but I got the impression that they were from the late 19th century. I hope you’re back in blog-land for a bit !
Yep, you can’t keep a good daytripper down! 🙂
So beautiful! I’d love to do some digging around there, maybe find ancient coins or something, but they probably wouldn’t let you keep them! In my dreams I guess!! lol 🙂
I’m sure you’d find something metallic, given that there used to be a forge. Who knows, it could be ancient coins. You can keep dreaming anyway. That never did anyone any harm!
I would have never imagined the Amalfi Coast trail to look like this! We were there last year, but didn’t hike because we had my mother with us. I thought it would be a rocky trail along the cliffs. This is such a surprise. Thanks for sharing!
We did a few of the rocky trails too. But the forest was quite special.
Am enjoying your hike through your descriptions and these wonderful scenes.
Ah I’m glad you’re enjoying it. I get to re-live it through the pictures, although it’s not quite the same as being on holiday !
Very lovely forest. Looks like a very nice hike. (Suzanne)
Yes it was a lovely lush forest. Even the rain didn’t spoil the walk … although it was a bit of a dampener on having lunch in the wild outdoors.
What a wonderful part of the Amalfi. Once upon a time I used to design European walking tours and we put an itinerary in here. I love that ruined mill. SO atmospheric. The rain only amplifies the greens. Which walking group are you there with? Thanks for sharing these.
I was there with Exodus Travels on the Walking the Amalfi Coast trip. I’m glad it brought back some lovely memories for you. I loved the walking in the area and the itinerary meant that we had quite varied landscapes everyday. And the forest with its old mills and forges was very atmospheric. That’s a good word, atmospheric. Happy to share.
Haha how funny. That is the company I used to work with. Well another part of the company. The ground operator there is so passionate about that area. If you see the owner Peter say G’day from Saxon 🙂
Gosh what a coincidence !!