Sorrento Live Cam

In Italy travels south! Come with us to the Amalfi Coast, one of the most spectacular stretches of seaside in the world. Sample the wares at a renowned 4-star restaurant. Visit the Greek temples of Paestum. Tour the Royal Palace at Caserta, which rivals the one at Versailles. Download our calendar of local folklore events, our guide to the works of Luca Giordano in Naples, and our suggestions for hotels, villas and farms that accept guests.

Like Eggplant For Chocolate: A Visit With Campania's Leading Chef

Last fall I found myself in the kitchen of Ristorante Don Alfonso 1890 in Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi, a tiny village at the western tip of the Amalfi coast. I went with a group of food and wine professionals assembled from six countries to meet the restaurant's chef and proprietor, Alfonso Iaccarino. But we had not come for the setting. We came for the food, in particular a famed dessert of eggplant and chocolate.