Amalfi Coast, Italy

From the client: “My most favorite place in the world is the Amalfi Coast. I visited with friends years ago on a trip to Italy, but nothing is etched in my memory as much as the amazing view from the balcony on our hotel, the Santa Caterina. When I see my City Prints map of Amalfi, I can pinpoint exactly where I was sitting on that balcony, looking down at the piers of the town of Amalfi. In my mind I can still see the mountains, the blue Mediterranean, the winding highway and the terraced lemon groves. I hope to make it back there someday, but in the meantime, my map can remind me just how perfect it was.” ~ Dina B.

From the map maker: This was different from most of the maps I’ve done due to the small towns and mountainous terrain. There are some interesting spots where the roads appear to get very wide – in actuality, this is where the road doubles back several times as the it goes up the mountain (from a bird’s-eye view, the roads look like they are side by side). I also added some of the larger hiking trails (the thin lines) so the viewer can see how they carve into the mountain. ~ Tony