💍 Capri, Positano, Sorrento & Amalfi – A Proposal Among the Legends of the Sea
June 2022 – Italy
Some journeys begin as celebrations, but end up becoming life’s milestones.
This was one of those — where love, beauty, and the Mediterranean light all came together like an Italian love song.
🏨 Positano Arrival – Sunshine, Prosecco & Birthday Wishes
We arrived in Positano after a winding drive along the coast from Naples — that famous zigzag road hugging the cliffs. Our hotel felt like something out of an old Italian film: handmade tiles, balconies draped with bougainvillea, and the sea glittering below.
We unpacked, opened prosecco, and toasted to Ermir’s birthday. Later, we wandered through town, the scent of lemons and salt in the air, and ended the evening with pasta and candlelight.
🛥️ The Morning We Went to Find a Boat
Next morning, we woke up with one idea — to find a boat we could drive ourselves.
Down at the marina, the early air shimmered. We packed a small picnic and set off across the Tyrrhenian Sea toward Capri, the island artists once called “the blue heart of Italy.”
💙 The Faraglioni Rocks – Where Legends Are Born
As Capri rose on the horizon, the Faraglioni Rocks came into view — three limestone giants sculpted by time: Stella, Faraglione di Mezzo, and Scopolo.
Local legend says couples who kiss beneath the arch of Faraglione di Mezzo will stay in love forever. On Scopolo, the last and wildest rock, lives the rare Blue Lizard of Capri, found nowhere else on Earth — its skin said to be tinted by the reflection of the sea and sky.
💍 The Proposal at Sea
We anchored nearby. It was still morning, around ten, when Ermir said, “Let’s open the prosecco.”
I teased him that it was too early — little did I know what he was about to do.
He spoke about wanting to spend his life with me, then knelt on one knee and handed me the most beautiful aquamarine diamond ring.
For a second, the sea fell silent. Everything was still — the sky, the water, even time.
I said yes, as my soul feels he is the best companion inside out— we celebrated by diving into the bright blue water and swimming , laughing, alive, forever connected. Then, just like in the legend, we steered the boat through Faraglione di Mezzo and sealed it all with a magical kiss. The memories like this they live forever and n one can take them away from us.
🍋 Sorrento – Lemons, Views & Dolce Vita
The next day, we took the local bus along the coast to Sorrento, perched high on cliffs overlooking the Bay of Naples.
If Positano is dramatic, Sorrento is graceful — full of sunlit piazzas, tiled courtyards, and endless lemon groves.
We wandered through Via San Cesareo, stopping for limoncello and handmade ceramics. The scent of lemon blossoms followed us everywhere.
Sorrento felt slower, golden — like stepping into an old postcard where time has paused just long enough for you to breathe. we found some beautiful small beaches to swim.
🕍 Amalfi – Between Cliffs and Cathedrals
From Sorrento, we took a ferry to Amalfi, once a great maritime republic and now a mosaic of steep streets and arches leading down to the port.
The Amalfi Cathedral, with its Arab-Norman stripes and glittering mosaics, looks almost like a painting come to life.
We had lunch overlooking the water — fresh fish, white wine, laughter.
Amalfi felt more grounded than the others, with history layered into every stone.
⚓ Freedom on the Water
We rented another boat the next day, because by then the sea had become our shared rhythm.
We floated past hidden coves, watched sunlight dance across the cliffs, and swam in the deep blue.
Everything about the Amalfi Coast felt like a conversation between art and nature — the pastel houses stacked like brushstrokes, the sea changing colour every minute, the way every moment looked painted.
🎨 An Artist’s Coastline
This coast has always drawn creatives — writers, painters, dreamers.
Even John Steinbeck, when he wrote about Positano, said:
“Positano bites deep. It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone.”
He was right. It’s one of those rare places where even silence feels poetic.
✨ Our Forever Place
We came for a birthday, and left with a story we’ll tell forever — a promise made on the sea, under the rocks of Capri, where the blue lizard hides and legends of love are born.
🌸 Highlights:
📍 Naples → Positano → Capri → Sorrento → Amalfi
💍 Proposal at Faraglioni Rocks
🦎 Blue Lizard of Capri legend
🍋 Lemons & limoncello of Sorrento
🛶 Kiss through Faraglione di Mezzo for eternal love
🎨 Amalfi’s golden cathedral
🌊 Boat days & freedom at sea
