DOLCE VITA DIARIES: Amalfi Coast Before Tourism - One Man's Fight To Preserve the Past (Episode 15)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2024
- This episode I share with you the work of Maurizio Apicella, a beautiful book called Immagini e Memoria, Capturing Light. He tells me how the Amalfi Coast used to be before all the luxury hotels and just how hard the life was for local Italians.
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Thank you for watching. You may be wondering how to purchase a copy of Maurizio's book. It's been so many years since I filmed this that I don't have his contact details. I found that his book was sold on Amazon but is no longer available. Here is the link: www.amazon.it/Immagini-memoria-capturing-1852-1962-italiana/dp/8890489111
Kylie, i was able to locate it on an Italian site called, FELTRINELLI ibs. I ordered one and it will arrive early June! What a beautiful work.
no longer available very disappointed!
@@kimvenezia6903oh amazing! When I go to Feltrinelli’s site it tells me it’s not available. Could you put a link here so others can find it?
In her memoir "Jennie's Diary: The Aussie from Posi" Jennifer Hanlon, who moved to the Amalfi coast in the 60s I believe as a young woman, also shares some interesting stories and photos from a time when Positano was slowly being 'discovered' by tourists and how life was there in the 60s and 70s. She still lived in town when the book was published a couple of years ago as an expat from Australia. It was a very interesting read and is available on amazon (print on demand).
Oh ...sorry just found it not available 😕
Respect to Maurizio for taking on such an undertaking putting this book together. I love history and looking through old photos. I definitely want to get my hands on a book to support him.
Kylie, I love that you make these types of videos. I loved the interview. Believe it or not, I do believe that many people who visit these beautiful places which are full of rich history, want to know more of the history behind all the beautiful architecture or culture. I took my son to England and Spain in summer 2023 and he was 14 years old. He was so impressed with the architecture of the buildings. He wouldn’t stop asking how things were made and I don’t think I did a good enough job explaining the hard work put into these buildings (Sagrada Familia, Parque Guell, Casa Batllo, all the castles we visited in England, etc.) it in a way that he would understand. Our youth would never understand how hard people back in the day worked to make these places so beautiful because our generations have made things so easy. I think it’s important to talk about these things and I love that you share a lot of your challenges in renovating your home. It shows how much work has to be done in preserving those beautiful structures built by our ancestors. It’s also nice to see that not everything can be done so easily; even in this day and age. Thank you for sharing Maurizio’s story and a little bit of the Amalfi history. I LOVED it!!!❤
Maurice has a true love and passion of AMALFIE COAST...HE IS A TRUE ARTIST..WELL DONE ✔️ 👏 ♥️ MAURICE...❤
It was these discussions with fascinating people that made me a fan and later a Patreon. I hope that as family life allows, you will be able to go back to these kinds of videos. So interesting and so well done.
I have spent countless summers looking on that goodly sea and walking the Sentiero degli Dei through Sorrento, Amalfi, Praiano, Positano... The earth sits in a very particular kind of way in those parts and the very sunlight seems to almost take a step back to admire where it lights. You can still hear the crashing echoes of imperial ships in Punta Campanella and almost feel the long reverberations of the memory of the temple of Minerva atop mount San Costanzo. And the epic saga of Aeneas' ship plays itself out before you as you look down on the bay of Ieranto and Capri keeping watch in the majestic waters. And the sweet smell of coffee with lemon peel mixes with the salt air and the deep plump perfume of the fig trees. And all the world seems to remember things that now no man can tell but only surmise.
Wow! What a beautiful, yet sad story. So wonderful that you are shedding light on the amazing history of Amalfi and the incredible work of a man trying to preserve its history.
Love from Mary in Southern California 💗
I think often a legacy of poverty and struggle is deliberately left behind because of generations of shame. The book is a beautiful capture of human endurance. I stayed in Praiano and climbed to the convent that was built a thousand steps above. The monolithic effort of the people to carve out survival in such rough terrain is worthy of documenting, and praise for the strength and courage is long overdue. Yes a stunningly beautiful place, but also a place of warmth in its people who now work SO hard to please the tourists. Also, not an easy task!
So intriguing!
Thank you Kylie for this video. I find the history of this coast so interesting and am deeply impressed with the hard work of the local people. These former generations did not just get up and leave a place that was challenging but worked hard to create a life that could sustain them with the basics. I respect that. It is something that I would like to remember as an inspiration for my own life.
What a national treasure Maurizio is for Italy, amazing !!!!
Thank you sharing this story…your passion, talent, ability to articulate the info is spectacular. Your gifts are truly appreciated and I feel so privileged to be able to witness your art! Thank you!❤️❤️❤️
Loved this Episode. Thank you, Maurizio, for cherishing the history I'm sure people like you will appreciate your work and this book will be a great treasure for many people in the future. Thank you, Kylie, for bringing this up, you have a sole of an artist🍃
Pure poetry, as usual. Thank you Kylie for this beautiful video!
Oh, this will be fun! I love to watch videos from your THE DOLCE VITA DIARIES. And others from that time period. So cinematic and so different from more current videos. They got me thinking about the music from the 1960s; and I found and fell in love with Piero Piccioni, a composer of Italian cinema soundtracks. Every time I listen to him, I think of you. Another of your gifts that keeps on giving.... While not a terribly nostalgic person, I am nostalgic for then and that music. I remember watching again Sweet Charity one night after watching your latest video at the time, and somehow it all clicked.
Anyway, I love all that you share - current and otherwise. Thank you for sharing, Kylie Flavell.
Kylie you are a rare breed…I love the history of people and places. When I was a child and we would drive I often wondered what it was like before. The people the scenery how life was. Now that I am older I am so into history. The truth of it and not what has been told in school history books. Thank you for looking past the touristy places and looking deeper into the true culture of a place. And it’s people. ❤
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@@KylieFlavell Kylie, I resonated with so much of this!!! I love that Maurizio took his passion to a book. I wrote a rom com called Lemon, Love recently and seeing you sitting there chatting to him was literally like a scene from my book. I am addicted to the nostalgic side of tourism and finding people like the Maurizios of this world! THANK YOU for sharing this beautiful video which means when I go to see the coast, I will see it through this story now! ps I loved the music playing at the start. Do you know the name of it?
Love this series!!! Your life is my dream. Your videos are pure happiness, so thank you for sharing!
I love hearing the history of such an iconic area. So often the struggle is overlooked, but it is an essential toil for such beauty to be created.
👋 👋 kylie,
A beautiful video..❤ty for doing this.MAURICE's book is a part of history..it needs to be sold on internet...HAVE him contact NIKKI STORREY..,AMFALFI COAST..SHE AND HER HUSBAND CARLO LIVE IN PISATANO..AND TUSCANY..SHE PUBLISHED A BOOK BOATFUL OF LEMONS...A good hook up for you kylie..
Prayers my way, under the weather with dizzy spells..grrr...ty for all you do..😊🎉❤ciao 🙏 🙌 ❤❤❤❤❤😊
What a lovely man Maurizio is, we will look for his book here in Italy. The same applies to our home on Lake Como. There is so many centuries of history here that are largely ignored. A local taxi boat owner was interviewed by the local media this week. He said so many tourists ignore the villas and villages and simply want to take a selfie of themselves out on the lake to post on social media. Local residents are slowly moving away from villages. In some villages the majority of homes are now short term rentals and become ghost towns for much of the year. History and the stories of so many generations of people who worked so hard as artisans, farmers and fishermen are being forgotten. Composers like Verdi who composed on the lake are largely forgotten. Now everyone just wants a Spritz and a Selfie. . It’s very sad. Maria e Rowan
Hi, I visited that area of Italy during the 1960s. It was lovely as it is today but definitely not as crowded. I was able to visit the fountain of Trevi and toss my coin without interference. You just walked right down. The last time that I was there was in 2006 and we couldn’t get through the crowds. That was true in many places but nowadays it’s even worse. I have seen images posted by recent visitors and I just can’t believe it. During the 1960s, it was mostly Americans visiting Europe. Now is the world visiting places like Italy. I can honestly say that I’m glad to have traveled earlier in my life. It was just wonderful and much safer. Thank you for this great video. I think that visiting countries without knowing the history is sinful. Looking at the pretty places is not enriching traveling unless you are informed about how those places developed and who did the development. Wonderful video.
So nothing has changed. Woman are the backbone of life.
Always
Love the history of Amalfi and wish for more historical information in regards to where you now live in Tuscany! Thank you for an always entertaining and informative program and your photography is exquisite! Ciao! 🙏♥️🎶🎶
That’s a wonderful lemon tree behind you in the video.❤
Dear Kyle, I absolutely love your older videos. You express a reverence for the Amalfi coast in this video, as you have in the many places you have travelled. It is what attracted me to your channel. Please continue your artistic reverence for diversity in all its forms. The world’s peoples 🌎 need
examples of respect, inclusion, as well as your expressions of passion for art, culture and history. It gives value to life itself. May you value your gifts, always. 💖
The land is full of historical beauty ❤
Thanks Kylie for this genuine material and sharing genuine people 's stories, work and obviously beautiful Amalfi coast story.
I’m so fascinated with the Amalfi coast. I always wondered how the people made a living in the early years. Thank you for this information.
This was lovely, thank you for sharing about his book and the history of the Amalfi Coast….I hope to find a copy of his book to buy. I enjoyed this episode (and all of them) greatly!
Wonderful! This video shows true respect for a land and people that have worked too hard to be forgotten behind the curtain of gratification and luxury. Thank you for reminding all of us the true reasons that we should treasure and respect a land and its people. Well done!
The women had to work so hard because it fell within their realm to provide for the family. The men, for example, worked as herdsmen, lumberjacks, or miners. Or they had to seek work in other areas to contribute to the family income. The women then had to perform this hard work at home. Both men and women had a hard life."
If not for others who have preserved history, much would be lost forever. In Hawaii, the people found that with influx of people relocating here much of the land that had contained remnants of Sugar Mills and other old building construction from early settlements of local people were being destroyed. They finally set up restrictions to protect the history.
Well done.! I think you should do more of these vlogs especially on Sicily and Calabria. I live inToronto and there were so many Italians who came here in the early 1900's particularly the 1950's. When we now go to Sicily and Calabria as tourists we question why did these people ever leave. It's important to realize that in that time there was tremendous poverty and the thousands and thousand of Sicilians and Calabrians who left their families and ways of life really had very little choice. Not only were they supporting themselves with difficulty because they were the 'others' but they were supporting their families back home.
I’m understanding and relating to Kylie’s overview and the sadness to a history that is disappearing, the new generation is fixated on deleting the European history/culture and calling us “privileged white” when the fact is that most Europeans were extremely poor and had to work a hard life to even exist. Amalfi coast and the rest of Italy, just like my relatives in Sicily up in the mountains. I too found this video very sad, knowing the stories and the histories of so many towns and cities. Relatives and neighbours working together to survive, children dying from malnutrition or sickness, seeing those coastal properties resembling my homeland properties on sides of winding mountains, no cars, maybe a shared donkey amongst the town really hit home. My mother in her last years suffering from worn discs in her neck and back from carrying water and grass for their animals on her head for miles up and down the mountain from the age of 9. This is our heritage, this is where we came from and who we are, Amalfi and the rest of Italy is rich in history and the richest history that made Italy was the humblest, poorest and the unprivileged people. Watching this video gave a tear to the eye, those memorable photos through the tough and challenging conditions that made the town what it is today for us all to enjoy is forgotten. When you go to these beautiful towns, stop and remember that it was the people of our past that lived and died for what we have today and they didn’t survive because they were privileged but survived because they were fighters and believed in one another side by side in unity and is why we are alive today. Remember your past, remember the fight and remember that you came from tough and strong survivors but most importantly continue the stories and memories. 🇮🇹🙏🏼
Oh I loved this interview with Maurizio and getting to see the History the Amalfi Coast, I'm with you Kylie, when I travel I love to walk into the villages and feel the ancient life that's been before me. You can be beside a pool reading a book any ol place, but walking the path of the gods to see how hard life was is one of my dreams of the future. Thank you for sharing.
I think you've been capable and lucky enough to collect the last drops of italian authenticity.
Oh this is so so amazing Kylie, Thank you so much for sharing🌟 It's so important and fascinating and sacred. It always touches me deeply how much rich history is in every corner of our world. Thank you for your passion and giving us a look into such beauty. 🙏
It would be amazing if Mauricio was to know you reposted this and there are so many of us that would love to buy this book!❤
What a treasure of an episode, thank you!!
Wow I just love your beautiful spirit & passion! I am currently planning my first trip to Europe (Italy & France). I am so excited and addicted to watching all these videos! Thank you! ❤
So true Kylie! The history, the people! It has its own flavour, traditions, language, ….. thanks for sharing!
It truly helps one feel the love that made the place you walk have meaning! Thank you 🙏
Piękny, wzruszający film🥰 Jesteś najlepsza! Podziwiam! Uwielbiam!
I want that book, Kylie!!! I so enjoyed seeing and hearing about the history. Pasta drying outside like that. Who knew!!!
Loving your series, Thankyou!! Greetings from Sydney Australia. 😘
If we have no understanding of history & the good knowledge that it can reveal,in what direction is a peace found. Learning to live together in harmony is it's worthy objective. Truly tough enough to find under even each rooftop. Spoken words count & silent Art speaks. Thank you pretty lady.
Thank you Kylie for sharing!
Yay!! Thank you Kylie! ❤
Thanks for this sad, interesting and eventually successful history Kylie.
Thanks for your time and resources.
Enjoyed this Episode.
Take care, God bless and love to Guido and Gianfranco. 🤟🏼🖖🏼🙏🏼
i adore the intro to this series, i know it by heart and it brings me so much joy!
i hope in the future there could be more such interviews and explorations as i find them essential to experience and so eye opening in the fast paced times we’re in and the kind of superficial approach we might take to travelling as a consequence
Maurizio’s passion project warmed my heart and reminded me of a hike I did in Lanzarote, The Camino de Los Gracioseros trail, and reading about how it was a route that was formerly used for social and commercial exchange between La Graciosa and Haría. The women of La Graciosa used to transport baskets loaded with fish and salt through this area, products that they exchanged for other basic necessities.
As I was sweating down and up the trail in comfortable clothes, with enough water and food and a very light backpack, I kept thinking how lucky I am and felt a mix of sadness, joy, owe and appreciation for those women, could hardly imagine how it was for them but I felt their presence and thought about that every moment. When I got up the trail to the starting point and witnessed the most magical sunset I wondered if they ever had any energy left, at the end of the day, to take a moment and enjoy the sunset too.
Kylie, I absolutely loved this episode. Although I love most all of your episodes. This was so informative and you showed such passion about the Amalfi Coast history and it brought a true understanding of the Amalfi Coast and made it even more interesting to want to visit Amalfi. Thank you so much for your time and effort on this episode. Blessings
Thank you Kylie. Have been several times and never knew. WELL DONE!
Kylie, thank you for that piece of a history ❤ It's impressive!
Fantastic journalism 🎉
What a beautiful vlog and a book full of history through pictures ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing his story with your incredible passion of this beautiful area. Your films are always a treasure.
Absolutely fascinating, Kylie. This is one of my favorite episodes you've made thus far. Thanks for sharing 💖✨
You always found the most interesting people to speak to during your time there and it was lovely to see this one again!
Thank for for sharing this book Kylie. It is one of the destinations still on our list to visit. I have been to Capri and Salerno, Ascea Marina, but never this area yet. I agree with you 100% on the respect of the areas in Italy. Living in Veneto region for past 10 years and I have this profound respect for what has been before-in these beautiful areas around Italy. Love all your work. 🤗❤️☀️🇮🇹
I love when you do films like this ❤ Brava.
Thank you for making this video ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for this, Kylie.
I’ve never been to the Amalfi Coast, but I spend as much time as I can throughout the year in Napoli.
It’s my favourite place on earth.
I have so many history books about the city as it is so multilayered, complex, and forever fascinating, so to see this video is a dream!! Xx
That was really informative. I really liked watching that. Thank you.
Kylie you NEVER disappoint ! I was completely interested in that 😘
Loved hearing him explain.. he’s so interesting 💯
Wow, this was amazing! This piece was particularly interesting and impressive. Thank you so much! ❤
Beautiful and interesting to hear the history.
Just this video is very interesting and makes me want to know more! Thank you Kylie for re-showing this video, I would like to find his book
This was so interesting and I agree with you on the value of their history and story. I was fortunate to visit the Amalfi Coast in 2008 and was forever changed!
Really enjoying these Dolce Vida Diaries! Hope you and your family are well and this retrospective gives you a break from the pressures of creating new weekly content. 🥰
That was fascinating, I want the book. Great entertainment. thank you again for these awesome videos!❣️🇺🇸❣️🇮🇹
Brava Kylie! A wonderful presentation with so many facets. You’re a breath of fresh air and speaking as a cranky old Italophile, you provide constant triggers to the sweetness of the past and hope for the future.
We wouldn't have these beautiful places to visit if it weren't for the pioneers who came before. Those terraces are so beautiful with their lemons and olive groves. I am sure the book from Maurizio is fascinating. ❤🍋🫒
Hi Kylie, I'm loving your videos more and more! I have to say, you're doing such a great job advertising Italy that I believe its tourism department should pay you!
You're making me wanna visit the country because you make me learn about it from the inside and appreciate it not only knowing it as a tourist, but how the country really works. Thank you for that!
Ciao Kylie, I did go to Amazon, and no it's not available anymore. Maybe someday he will have it reprinted. Thank you again for introducing us to this very nice man. Amore da N.Y.
Thank you for this video of the beautiful people and rich history of the amalfi. I will be traveling there soon and am most interested in the culture, history, people and language. A few of us still want to experience the realness when we travel. So thank you for this!
Stunning Splendid Stirring Spiritual...
much gratitude Special Girl ❤❤❤
Thankyou so much 💕🙏
I loved this and I’m like you, where I enjoy hearing about the history of a place and the people. I think it makes you appreciate more in life and teaches you not to take advantage of what you have. I’ve never been to Italy (one day I hope!!!) so this was a beautiful ‘vacation via video’ for me 😃 Blessings to you & the family
Thanks for sharing this part of Italian history. I dated a Northern Italian for awhile...❤
These Amalfi Coast ones are my all-time favorite videos and the reason I included you in my book International Love on the Amalfi Coast.
Sai raccontare la poesia e l' anima dei luoghi e dei personaggi arrivando all'essenza di ciò che è stato, sapendo cogliere e valorizzare il passato.
Brava e mille grazie per questa ricchezza!
SOUNDS LIKE HE NEEDS TO OPEN A MUSEUM IN AMALFI SHOWING AMALFI HISTORY AND DAILY LIFE.
It's so easy to take things for granted when we don't see it with fresh eyes.
Aww Kylie you are such a historic romantic … love your work 🧡
Bravo MAURIZIO APICELLA 📕 x👏👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much Kylie. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someone watching this can enable a reprint of Maurizio’s superb book. I’m certain it would sell incredibly well in this time now… you are certainly creating an opportunity to spread this knowledge and Maurizio’s work… well done yet again Kylie… living here I so appreciate your videos, time, effort and love❤ Buona domenica x
I sincerely hope your 'plug' of the book brings a lot of joy and fortuitous abundance to Mauritzio🙏👍💝
I went there 24 years ago and we found it very busy and crowded, so what it’s like now must be not be pleasant to visit any more to view the beautiful coastline. It’s okay if you are used to crowded places. I am not, also all the pickpockets in these tourist places , mainly Eastern European countries they come from . Such a shame as it spoils the experience that tourists wish to see and enjoy.
Kylie people have memories....you do not necessarily need a book...they carry it in their hearts.
Also many people work hard and do not have time to read...they are just living it.
Italy is so full of history..but we know what is all about and there is a lot of respect for the past...again Italians live it....sometime no books are need it.
This is the essence of Italians...
Ciao Kylie, I wish I had known about your channel back when you did this interview. Maurizio was a kind and genital soul; he was very passionate about the history of his home in the Amalfi Coast. I really liked him. I will see if I can find his book, and I hope he still get the royalties from it. Thank you for resharing this episode. Amore da N.Y. I hope you can reconnect with him and see how he is doing.
Bello Bello ..... Bellissima SAAAluti dal Cile
My maternal grandmother was such a big and strong woman to the point that she was the one assigned to the task of dragging out the carriages from the stables and hallways before having them attached to the horses. 😅
Happening to every coast.
Perhaps Mauricio should sign some copies ,Set up a stall many tourist would by his book about this spectacular area ❤
Hi Kylie very interesting vlog,i love history and its really fascinating to think how people lived before this modern glitz and glamour/tourism,i would like to know how did they build all those houses so high up in the mountains ,amazing how hard they must had worked physically ,thanks again Kylie❤❤❤❤,like the other viewer said ,where you live next ,the tuscany region
Grazie mille per aver pubblicato questo tuo vecchio video. È triste come l’Italia sia ormai invasa dai turisti. Mi è piaciuto incontrare Mauricio. Dove puoi acquistare il suo libro? Aspetto con ansia i tuoi video, prendendo il mio caffè mentre li guardo. Ti voglio bene, Gianna xo
Great vid, v interesting. And yes when we visit places we as tourists could make more of an attempt to learn more of the history and people. I live your necklace, is it a crystal?
Kylie, I have read a San Michele book, and from there I also learned, that Capri as well was a very poor place. It is unbelievable that is completely opposite now, but the change occured due to Jackie Kennedy and similar travellers, who had money in 50s60s.
Loved this video ❤ Sad the book is unavailable as I would love to read it.
I cant beleve that the book isnt being sold locally to tourists, whether at the airport or on the streets. I would love to have a book lik.e this included in a travel packages if I booked a trip to the Amalfi coast.
Yes, I had thought even all the hotels should buy a copy to keep in their communal areas or in suites for guests to read.
Greetings from Acworth, Georgia,
Kylie, my wife and I really enjoy your videos. You are a part of our Sunday morning ritual.
Although we are curious as to why you end your sentences with a question…. “no“?
Wishing you continued health, happiness, and success,
Rusty and Magda