Like birds migrating towards a pastel summer, the stars of the Dolce Vita began to move in the 1950s from Roman sultriness to coastal calm. In this way, the celebrity spotlight was turned from Rome to the Amalfi Coast–a location suitable for reconciling the restless rhythms of the jet-set with the slow and relaxed rhythms of the waves, for bringing together the beauty of the divas and that of the natural wonders, and for combining worldliness with the need for privacy in hidden villas.

Wherever the celebrities moved, paparazzi, photographers and a swarm of Vespas of curious young people followed, traveling up and down the long coastline overlooking the sea. Down below, in the gardens with salt water pools, on the beaches, or in the middle of the sea, the stars spent their days of rest.