Capri and the Amalfi Coast | Free Documentary Nature

inhabited by emperors kissed by gods that's what the locals say about this little corner of the earth in the south of Italy on the steep slopes of the Amalfi Coast and on Capri people aren't inventive not only when it comes to locomotion Dolce Vita blue wonder and then this view [Music] Capri is not just an island these rocks are legendary Roman rulers artists and love and rich celebrities have built their dream houses here [Music] even billionaires like the German industrialist Krupp family indulged in a piece of rock with a view including a private path to the sea [Music] the heart of the island is piazza umberto the cap reason are still on their own after breakfast the first fairy with day tourists arrives in the marina grande then the buttery Airy the boatman for the grata at tsurara the Blue Grotto are on their way Roberto Savio is one of them he has to go into the cave more than 50 times today our job is particularly arduous when the tide comes or the sea is rough then it becomes difficult to get into the grotto it's not only exhausting but you really have to have courage and you always have to make sure that everyone pulls their hands in you always have to repeat that and that the visitors pull their heads in the entrance to the grotto is incredibly small it's so small you can almost miss it only the state certified bosun are licensed to take visitors to the blue Wonder directly in front of the grotto everyone is in position including the cash boat a visit to the natural wonder costs a whopping 13 euros there they are the first Japanese of the day they are very friendly people on good days up to 3000 vocation as come the business is worthwhile all about - is happy about the first guests and hopes for a generous tip he is the longest-serving Battaglia no one knows the grotto as well as he does the very first time I was with my father in the Blue Grotto I was 10 years old we used to come here to fish and one day we swam in at that time I was already overwhelmed by the beauty and from then on I had the dream to work here the boatman won't get rich despite the high entrance fees the chief cashiers give the income to the state and the community okay sing to me when amigo inside the lid down on the back it's inside the boat don't forget with pride roberto administers the ancient romans they bathed here 2,000 years ago already [Music] Capri is located in the Gulf of Naples just opposite the island the Amalfi Coast the Kostyra amma fatahna about 40 kilometers long counts 16 municipalities only half an hour by speedboat from Capri [Music] the road kaftan to the rock the Amalfi Tana also called the blue ribbon meanders from place to place up to 100 metres above the sea it connects sorrento with the jewel of the coast Positano [Music] in winter four thousand people live here in summer ten times as many the coastal strip is named after the town of Amalfi the season has not yet begun the employees of the transport company what Donna can carry out their work undisturbed if you want to build on the Amalfi Coast you won't get far with trucks and excavators the only one who can help is Giovanni Buitoni called le Rosso the red he is master of 24 pack donkeys to let toe is his business the donkeys carry all the material to the construction sites when a house is being built or renovated only they pass through all the small streets of Amalfi and other places like Triano maoli Minori every animal has papers like a car with name and blood type once a year the vet comes and checks all the animals I named most of them after their color little black this one's called sitio chubby he eats everything even the curtains of the residence the roads to the construction sites are not only narrow but above all steep Giovanni prefers to give his instructions from below he saves the many steps that's what he's got his employees for [Music] an animal can carry up to 200 kilos the young donkey guide gianmaria likes to test it out the mules have a lot of rubble to bring down to the road today there is then a container theoretically now we have to wait and organize something the car and the scooters have to go otherwise our container can only get up there we have to solve the problem somehow the question of minutes [Applause] [Music] already solved we can put the container there right away just a question of 10 minutes 9 minutes left for a chat [Music] but they still start working at the top and even Giovanni becomes active [Music] but then his boys do get a break even chubby I'm still organizing it'll be fine is this yours at last the final parking offender has been spotted work and go on [Applause] [Music] [Music] the donkey's must have done their work by noon then it'll be too hot for them [Music] the donkeys are never stubborn rather the neighbors the lady complaints who put the garbage cans in front of her house entrance this is war fortunately Italians are masters of organization I've done this job since I was a little boy I didn't go to school I went around with my uncle and his donkeys I have a passion for animals I've always liked them and in the end it's a real job isn't it the sweaty work for humans and animals continues on the slope below on the beach the first deck chairs of the season are rented out [Music] the locals enjoy the peace before summer not only the beach but also the town of Amalfi only belongs to them now [Music] their pride and joy as the Basilica and right next to it the oldest cafe the working day for the rosary at sea lilo rescue team begins there before she gets started and espresso as a pick-me-up and a Cornetto but not for herself for her dogs they are also regular guests in the cafe and permanent members of Rosario steam she has trained several golden retrievers and Labradors to become rescue dogs they are supposed to safe drowning bathers out of the floods bathers who underestimate the sea or overestimate themselves today there is also a puppy his first taster day on the beach this year is Lucy our labrador puppy after a few dry runs this is her first stay in the water today she even sees the sea for the very first time I'm curious if she will go into the water at all and how she will react she's doing well she has a great career ahead of her she is still young and will be very busy one day last summer alone these dogs saved five people from drowning Eleonora - today we first are the rescue exercise with the two drowners the two people seeking help have a distance of 20 meters as soon as they call for help you both immediately go into the water with a life point and then let the dogs pull you and the drowning person ashore the two guinea pigs positioned themselves in the sea as soon as the distance between them is correct they should simulate panic the rescue dogs mustn't simply go swimming they have to wait for a sign before they help the drowning they could also be playing children [Music] the dogs effortlessly pull their helpers out to see the swimmers save their strength for the rescue so that I can catch the drowning people dot and pastor detached for a short moment then they swim ashore together again the door now has both of them in tow the exercise is a game for the four-legged friends which they do not want to finish at all they're all back in one piece Rosaria is proud of her rescuers those without and those with fur these dogs can work much better in the water than humans they have the right physical conditions for this their paws have webbing so they can swim without much strength their motor skills and able them to pull up to three people out of the water at the same time the exercise work begins keep an eye on the whole flock and in case of an emergency get them out of the water there's not much going on yet patiently one waits for the tourists summer the small Bay of attorney the bathing jetties of Sorrento and the beach of Positano will be fully occupied until the 1950s Positano was a poor fishing village then the writer John Steinbeck came and wrote Positano gets under your skin celebrities like Ingrid Bergman or Picasso follow and the village became sophisticated in good visibility from Positano you can see Capri at the very end of the Amalfi Coast the landmarks of the island are the forefather yoni the cone-shaped rocks of limestone but most visitors come because of the grata at sua the Blue Grotto in front of it there is a traffic jam [Music] Roberto can't complain paying guests as far as the eye can see [Music] up to 35,000 euros are collected here per day this job gives you everything you work in the middle of the sea then the Sun the women nature there is nothing more beautiful but the job is also exhausting always in and out you have to be constantly careful that nothing happens and you have to be physically fit the Blue Grotto is a cave sunk into the sea underneath the water surface there is a second opening day light also penetrates into the grotto through it these sun rays are reflected by the water thanks to a whim of physics only the blue light remains everything is real whoever is in the grotto with Roberto gets a taste of his singing skills [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh gosh [Music] seeker me [Music] [Applause] Noyce Yamamoto for tonight we're really lucky to be here the Lord came to car-free and kissed this beautiful island the two towns on the island Copley and anacapri are home to almost 15,000 people throughout the year [Music] they're the only ones allowed to drive around here all the others take the bus or one of these taxis with the strange fabric roofs Michaela Balsamo keeps the most famous vehicle of the island in his garage it's time to make his treasure fit for the summer when fiance's and newlyweds want to be chauffeured around by him in his award-winning happy nappy change this is an ARP a 175 built in 1968 I may know this myself from wood here you can put two glasses and a bottle of champagne on it these are the loudspeakers and back here is the trunk with a piggy that brings luck with Django piccolo Maya let oh boy did porta Fortuna I made small curtainless often I Drive freshly engaged or newlyweds through carpenters and when they want to kiss each other I close the curtains well behaved as I am they say you gotta see the Mombasa you're too delayed in Vienna Oh miss analucia and here I have autherine stranded like women's and skirt center then I raise a little here and perhaps catch a glimpse of the beautiful ages capisci what was the bell with your key for the annual inspection Michaela goes to the blacksmith of the Ireland [Music] Antonia my friend I have a problem here [Music] what's going on down here what can you do maybe something with the gearbox I'll take that off oh that is just the odometer look this should be round it's not turning properly anymore ah I understand should be another try it just a little problem fortunately Summa can come from Aquila and so can the fiancees [Applause] [Music] typical for Capri and the Amalfi Coast are the steep cliffs [Music] they are beautiful but they also have their pitfalls again and again huge chunks fall down destroy houses or cut off entire Bay's in such places nothing goes without a boat how much is there left now it's enough otherwise we'll never get it on board Mariana Laurita no runs a restaurant in one of these cut off bays her grandfather founded it before the rock came down there is no Street access anymore shopping has only been possible by water for years it's quite exhausting especially when a lot of people come and we run out or have forgotten something then we have to phone around and find someone who delivers to us by boat as soon as the daily shopping is stowed away the cousin takes Mariana and her grandpa from our Malfi to the restaurant [Music] a few beaches further on after a half-hour boat trip there Bay is in salt the Concord a Marine [Music] the Ristorante latin Arella is a family business Mariana's sister cooks while she is responsible for the shopping and the guests the two sisters have been running the restaurant for a few years together with their father [Music] the grandfather prepares for the winter months when the guests are absent when the sea is rough nobody finds their way to them so the family stays afloat with tomatoes which Umberto drives over the Sun in winter we are closed in bad weather we cannot sit outside then we sell the tomatoes I ran the restaurant for 40 years then I got old and passed it on to my sons Franco come here his son Franco continues the family tradition come and sit down I wouldn't just offer watermelon we need something else well then strawberries strawberries what do you think what has to be on the menu we certainly need spaghetti with credit and crabs they're about to sent their father off again with the shopping list and the boat because the next guests are already coming the restaurant has been famous since Jackie Kennedy ate pasta here and swam in the bay in 1962 she spent the summer on the Amalfi Coast and she raved about it [Music] the low season is just the right time to repair houses and streets in Amalfi [Music] Giovanni has many construction sites to take care of now his mules are in demand they can carry all the weight he Atun nothing works without his tiller for Nina the direct connection to the construction site on the slope he hasn't even been going up for a long time much too exhausting they'll have to climb the stairs all the way to the top there's a new roof built up there they've got over 500 steps ahead of them [Music] made it [Music] [Music] this is the final tool for today they've been on their feet since early morning at 5:00 Giovanni attaches importance to the fact that his animals are chauffeured home after all the lugging I above our Murphy they can then enjoy their retirement there's food in the cooled stable under Germany's house everyone's happy this working day is over the day was hard hot a big mess only our Jean Maria is always in a good mood as soon as the animals have eaten the boys go home and I eat with my children look how well-behaved they are the hungry mules are not really interested in the breathtaking view that their stabl offers Krister rather long from here you can see Ravello maoli the whole Amalfi Coast Positano and no sailor are beautiful too right even more beautiful than here isn't it but I don't like it there all the mountains much too dangerous up here it's a bit flatter in Ravello village in Verona towers over the coast many artists and poets met at the palace garden and Romy Schneider stood here as on the terrace of infinity in the afternoon heat it is also quiet on Capri only not in the grotto there roberto continues his areas his shift is almost over and he's hungry okay are you ready hands inside the boat [Applause] [Music] now he finally gets his Penina Roberto food is ready look up at me thank you and what did you put in my food tomato mozzarella and basil a cap razor a caprese bread roll Mario Mario thank you wonderful very tasty but where is the wine you only gave me water you rascal [Music] in the evening the last boat leaves the island for the mainland behind the ferry port of sorrento in the small marina people meet for an aperitif [Music] and almost every evening the well-known story repeats itself well when the red Sun sets beyond Capri just before 4:00 in the morning in the hinterland of Sorrento they are the only shrimp fishermen on the Amalfi Coast the Mafia family licensed by the Ministry of the Environment [Music] other [Music] personal assistants [Music] we keep it simple here we make the aprons ourselves only my son has the great fishing suit we still do it like we used to in school every morning Antonio and his son and his brother sail on the family Cutter Santa Rosa from Sorrento to Positano in the middle of the nature reserve of the Punta Campanella they can lay out their fish traps the privilege the traps are hand-woven made of rete and myrtle 100 meters deep on the seabed they lie overnight their prey isn't fat but it's highly prized gamba reti Rossi the small red shrimps of the Amalfi Coast they're fresh and tasty since the coast is protected here we have more fish and better quality which can't be checked often enough they are sweet and tasty they can be eaten without salt and pepper because they are so sweet delicious sweet as sugar check on my look the few fish traps are quickly emptied and are immediately returned to the water these traps cannot be made of plastic the shrimp would never go in they think it is a cave they call into it and can't get out weaving these traps is hard work we do it in winter it may look simple but all those knots make you all weird on a good day the men catch 10 kilos of gamba reti not much but they get rid of the tidbits the same morning the movius are known all along the coast excursion boats with rich tourists like to pass the Santa Rosa on their way home for the freshly caught sweet prawns the billing is always done at the end of the month but it can't hurt to remind them [Music] it's all about word-of-mouth at some point everyone asks where's the Santa Rosa even foreigners already make their boat trips to us 10:00 in the morning and works done with already s every morning Vittorio stay on o the bellringer of the island goes up the local mountain of Capri he's late today he was waiting for his friend he should have been up there long ago on monte solaro time is pressing well [Music] Vittorio's order to ring the bells at 12 o'clock on the mountain at the top a steep descent awaits them [Music] far away from the hustle and bustle of the coast notorious place of work is hidden legit tren'la is an abandoned 16th century hermitage and is kept in good condition by the widower hello Taavi oh I brought you mozzarella his friend Oh Tom bo takes care of the food but for now there is no time to check duties calling Vittorio also rings the bells for those down there the rich and the beautiful may they get some of the blessing mission accomplished I saw often a few minutes late but who cares well they're people down there on their big ships and yachts have a lot of money sure but I don't think they're as happy as I am because I'm relaxed yeah are you I'm 81 years old now and I always say 81 years - 19 yo D go stand around many of the Chenoa him his secret recipe daily edification silence and contemplation [Music] nothing can disturb the divine peace [Music] almost nothing that forest workers of the community are tampering with the pine trees that was probably the end of the retreat 40 years ago we planted the pines they have to be pruned check out at least cut me enough wood for the pizza oven [Music] instead of building firewood not bad either and you can relax in a different way these cards are old we need new ones I've been around the world a lot but in the end there's only Capri and whenever I prepare a trip and leave Capri the first thing I do is take out insurance if I die far away from Capri they have to bring me back here [Music] [Music]

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Id: 9QR2T_6gg30

Length: 43min 38sec (2618 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 20 2020