Known as the "Path of the Gods", this internationally known trail is the areas most popular. By following easy steps bordered by spectacular cliffs and through various gorges, the trail offers unparalleled views of Positano, the Sorrento Peninsula, the small islands of Li Galli and Capri. Very interesting are also its vegetation aspects, the cultivated terraces and old farm houses scattered along the path.
An excursion not to be missed that takes you to the beautiful canyons of the Valle delle Ferriere: home to a large Natural Reserve with many rare and endemic species, both flora and fauna. Going down the gurgling river Canneto, you also admire waterfalls and ancient ruins of mills, paper mills and foundries, to finally reach Amalf.
Bomerano's main square, is named after Captain Paolo Capasso, First World War gold medal to the memory. From here one can see Palace Acampora, one of the rare examples of high Amalfi Coast eighteenth century patrician architecture, from where starts a path made of alleys and courtyards, ancient dry stone and architectural elements of Bomerano ancient village.
From Piazza Capasso you reach Via Casalone. Start to walk uphill to gaze at a beautiful panorama: glimpses of the bright light of the sun, which insinuates itself between the green vegetation and is reflected in the blue color of the sea, a beautiful landscape that along the Path of the Gods goes all the way to the Faraglioni of Capri.
In the square named after General Avitabile stands the Baroque style Church of SS. Annunziata, with cross vaults typical of the Amalfi Coast, with wooden statues and paintings of the XVIII-XIX centuries, a beautiful double-face Middle Ages marble cross and a Roman times stack of holy water.
An imposing evergreen oak seems to stand as guard to what remains of General Avitabile Castle's stables.
We start from Piazza XXIV Maggio, where the Madonna delle Grazie Church is located, dating back to the 16th century. A few steps away, the Madonna di Loreto Church offers inside various paintings by Mozzillo, floors and altars dating back to the Baroque period and the funeral mausoleum of General Avitabile.
Pleasant "climb" to the M. Three Calli group, part of a circuit leading back to the starting point. The path requires, especially in the first part, a good deal of physical effort, which is amply repaid upon reaching the summit by an enchanting 360 degree view of the Gulf of Salerno, Sorrento, Capri, the basin of Agerola and of the other peaks of M. Lattari chain
A few meters to the right of the Madonnina del Forestiero, there is a small road which in the past, was the only connection between Bomerano and Ponte: a walk down memory lane Here you will encounter rare plants but also architectural elements dating back to the Midole Ages, such as rocky steps or the old bridge that crosses a river, on whose shores are caves and prehistoric traces which evoke unparalleled sensations in the visitor. After a short distance the path reaches the road, continue to the right to visit the Church of St. Nicholas of Bari, in Ponte, with an altarpiece by Vaccaro. On leaving the church, continue on the uphill road, after a few hundred meters, turn in an alley, in the shadow of the town cemetery walls, then cross the old Bomerano bridge, reach Piazza Captain Paolo Capasso, First World War gold medal to the memory. Here you can visit the Church of St. Matthew the Apostle, and nearby, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, dating from the seventeenth century. The walk ends back to the piazzetta Madonnina del Forestiero.
Running on paths shaded by th majesty of the Tre Pizzi with the eyes set on the Isle of Capri or on Positano's sea reflected luminosity, all of this means to relish the Paths of the Gods.
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