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The Amalfi Coast in Italy is the perfect travel destination for those who love to explore authentic old villages with spectacular views, delicious food & wine…and the local lifestyle!
The beautiful and colourful villages are perfect to explore on foot. Visit churches, flowery gardens, cute shops, wonderful villas, and Italian beaches; enjoy Italian gastronomy, wine & lemon-based delicacies while getting a taste of local lifestyle.
Get ready for an experience that will stimulate your senses!
The Amalfi coast is a picturesque 50 km coastline in southwestern Italy. Fishing villages between cliffs overlooking the beautiful blue sea and winding roads that connect them are part of the Amalfi coast landscape.
Sorrento, Positano, Praiano, Amalfi and Ravello.
The city of Sorrento is bigger than the other places I visited during my trip. I was surprised to hear a taxi driver from Positano say that Sorrento was a big city.
What I liked about Sorrento is the fact that it is divided into two parts, both with different atmospheres. At the bottom, by the water, there are private beaches, a port with beautiful views of the city perched on top of the cliff, and a marina with more beaches, restaurants and a fishing village feel to it. At the top of the cliff is the city with beautiful sea views, churches, gardens, busy narrow streets with shops and ‘gelaterias’ left and right.
Piazza Tasso is the main square of Sorrento. It’s surrounded by lively cafes, restaurants, a sightseeing train stop, shops, stairs to a road that goes down to the port, and beautiful hotels with scenic views of the Bay of Naples, Mount Vesuvius, beaches and the marina.
Positano is a cliffside village overlooking the sea. It is one of the most popular villages on the Amalfi coast and therefore, one of the busier and most visited. Positano has a colourful architecture that covers the cliff and looks beautiful from the sea. The views from the top are spectacular!
You can reach Positano by ferry or boat, arriving at the port at the bottom of the village, right by the pebble beach and pedestrian streets. You may also arrive by bus or taxi, arriving at the top of the village.
While Positano is a shopper’s paradise with busy shopping streets, great restaurants and cafes, Praiano, next door, is an oasis of peace.
Praiano is a chilled village with great views. The streets of Praiano are isolated, with an almost ghost town feel to it. Marina di Praia is a small pebble beach located between cliffs. It has some hotels and restaurants around and several kiosks that offer water taxi transfers, boat tours around the Amalfi coast, kayak and paddle
Marina di Praia has a few simple, unpretentious Italian restaurants. It’s a nice escape from the tourist crowds.
Amalfi is a bigger village with beautiful luxury hotels nearby, busy narrow streets that are fun to explore on foot, many shops, cafes, restaurants and colourful ceramics shops.
One of the highlights of Amalfi is the Cathedral.
Ravello is a relaxing and mostly pedestrian village with sea views and green hills. If you like a peaceful village with beautiful gardens, quiet narrow streets, fantastic views and cute little shops; wander in Ravello and get lost in its narrow streets and alleys.
It is common to find family
Ravello is not by the water but on a hilltop above the Amalfi coast. It is reachable by bus or car from Amalfi.
The Amalfi coast is a beautiful holiday destination. As soon as you arrive in the first village, you forget about life and your little world; it’s very easy to disconnect and enjoy the moment with all it has to offer.
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