fishing

I first heard about the fishing families of the Amalfi Coast a few years ago, and the phrase that stuck with me was this: some of them are still lowering nets into the exact same waters their great-grandparents fished a century ago. That kind of continuity is rare anywhere, but here it feels almost defiant. The Amalfi Coast attracts millions of visitors every year, yet authentic interaction with local communities remains surprisingly rare. Fishing families have shaped life on this