# Amalfi Coast

Villages hanging over the sea between Positano and Vietri, terraced lemon groves and a path 600 metres above the water. Best enjoyed by boat and on foot, not at the wheel.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/campania/amalfi-coast · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## How do you get there from Spain?

Fly to Naples. From there there are two routes: to Sorrento on the Circumvesuviana and then a bus along the coast to Positano, or to Salerno by train and then a boat to Amalfi and Positano. By sea is more comfortable and more beautiful.

## How do you get around?

By boat between the coastal villages, with Amalfi as the hub: all the Travelmar lines pass through it. To go up to Ravello or Agerola, take a SITA bus, which publishes its coastal timetables on its website. The car is a problem: the SS163 road is narrow, winding and jammed, and parking in Positano or Amalfi is expensive and difficult.

## What do you need to book?

Accommodation, well in advance in summer. Private boat trips to Capri should also be booked ahead. The villas of Ravello, the Path of the Gods and the scheduled boats need no reservation.

## Dónde está
- Cerca: Naples (a 37.3 km), Sperlonga and Gaeta (a 114.6 km)

## Qué hacer
- **Sentiero degli Dei, from Bomerano to Nocelle** (4 h · 7.8 km · Used to walking · On your own · free; you only pay for the bus): The Sentiero degli Dei is a mule track that linked the high hamlets of the coast before the road existed. Today it is the best-known walk on the Amalfi Coast because, without climbing any peak, it keeps you for hours at 500 or 600 metres above the sea, with Praiano, Positano and Capri in front of you.
It is walked from east to west, from Bomerano to Nocelle, so that it is downhill and with the sun at your back in the morning. It has no difficult passages, but it does have loose stone, steps and stretches without shade.
Who it suits
It suits anyone with some walking habit: it is about four hours with stops, and the end, the descent from Nocelle to Positano, is hard on the knees. No technical gear or mountain experience is needed.
It is not for you if you have a strong fear of heights (some stretches run alongside a drop, although the path is wide), if you are with a pushchair or if you have delicate knees and plan to walk all the way down to Positano. Nor does it make sense on a day of low cloud: what you come for is the landscape.
How to get to Bomerano
The practical way is by bus, because the route is linear and ends far from where it starts. From Amalfi the SITA SUD bus goes up to Agerola; get off at the Bomerano stop. From Positano or Sorrento, first go down to Amalfi and change there.
You buy the ticket before boarding, at tobacconists and bars that sell them, and validate it on board. If you are going to take three or four buses in the day, the COSTIERASITA pays for itself: 24 hours of unlimited travel for €10, valid in Amalfi, Agerola and Positano.
By car you can park in Agerola, but then you have to get back from Positano to the car, with two buses and a lot of traffic in summer. If you are staying on the coast, leave the car behind.
When to go
Spring, from March to June, and autumn, in September and October, are the best seasons: mild temperatures, clear light and fewer people. In July and August the path can be done, but leave on the first bus, bring plenty of water and expect nowhere to hide from the sun at midday. In winter it is a good walk if the day is clear; in rain the stone is slippery and it is better left for another day.
To avoid the crowds, start before nine. Organised groups usually reach Bomerano mid-morning and go in the same direction, so anyone who sets off early walks alone.
What it costs
The path is free. The expense is the transport: with the €10 COSTIERASITA you cover the climb to Agerola, the Nocelle bus if you use it and the return from Positano. If you prefer not to organise it yourself, there are local guides and agencies that do it with transfer included, but you do not need a guide to follow it.
If the weather is bad
In rain or thick fog, change plan: the path loses its reason for being and the stone becomes slippery. Stay in Amalfi and visit the town and its cathedral, or go up to Ravello by bus, where the villa gardens look good even under a cloudy sky.
- **Ravello, the Gardens of Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone** (3 h · Everyone · Desde 8 € per person): The two villas are ten minutes' walk from each other, along car-free streets. Start at Villa Rufolo, next to the cathedral square, and finish at Villa Cimbrone, which is farther away and needs more time.
Why go up to Ravello
The Amalfi Coast is almost always seen from below, from the road or the beach. Ravello, perched above Amalfi, shows it from above and at a leisurely pace: it is a small town, with no traffic in the centre, built around two estates with gardens that fall away towards the sea.
Villa Rufolo is the one with the history. The Rufolo family built it in the 13th century; in 1851 Francis Nevile Reid bought it, restored it and filled the garden with Mediterranean and exotic plants. On 26 May 1880 Richard Wagner walked through it and saw there the magic garden of Klingsor from his opera Parsifal: that episode gave rise to the music festival that fills the belvedere every summer. Since 2007 it has been run by the Fondazione Ravello.
Villa Cimbrone is the one for the stroll. The estate already appears in documents from Ravello's golden age and its gardens were redesigned in the early 20th century in English taste. Today the house is a hotel, but the garden is open to the public every day and ends in a terrace with marble busts above the void.
Who it suits
Anyone who wants a quiet day between swims and boats, garden and music lovers, and families with children who can manage a morning's walk. The museum tower at Villa Rufolo does not admit children under 5, for safety. With a pushchair, expect stairs and slopes between the villas and inside the gardens.
Getting there
The SITA SUD bus goes up from Amalfi to Ravello along the Dragone valley road. Buy your ticket before boarding; if you are going to chain Amalfi, Ravello and another town in the same day, the 24-hour COSTIERASITA, valid in Amalfi and Ravello, saves you keeping track of each journey. By car, the road from Amalfi to Ravello is narrow and in high season the town's car parks fill early.
When to go
April, May, June and September are the months with the liveliest gardens and comfortable temperatures. From 3 November 2026, Villa Rufolo opens every day from 9:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:30. In summer the hours are longer and the festival concerts take over the terrace on some evenings.
It is best to arrive early. Ravello receives excursion coaches from mid-morning, and the viewpoint at Villa Cimbrone is better enjoyed without a queue for the photo.
What it costs
The two tickets add up to €18 per adult: €8 for Villa Rufolo and €10 for Villa Cimbrone. Villa Rufolo charges €6 for children aged 5 to 12 and for over-65s; Villa Cimbrone gives a discount to under-12s and to groups. Add the return bus from Amalfi.
If it rains
The gardens lose a lot, but Villa Rufolo's museum tower is covered and Ravello cathedral is a few steps away. If the day is really bad, leave Villa Cimbrone for another morning.
- **Grotta dello Smeraldo by Boat from Amalfi** (1 h 30 · All ages · Desde 25 € per adult, boat and entry): What it is
The Grotta dello Smeraldo is a partly flooded sea cave in the municipality of Conca dei Marini, a few kilometres west of Amalfi. It was discovered in 1932 by a local fisherman, Luigi Buonocore. It measures about 45 by 32 metres and is 24 metres high. Its name comes from the colour of the water: sunlight does not come in through the mouth, but through a submerged fissure that connects it to the open sea, and as it filters in from below it tints the water emerald green.
Inside there are stalactites and stalagmites that in places join into columns more than ten metres tall. They formed when the cave was dry; later, the slow sinking of the ground, known as bradyseism, partly submerged it, and today some columns rise straight out of the water. At the far end there is a nativity scene of ceramic figures placed in 1956: every Christmas a group of divers goes down to leave flowers for it.
What the visit is like
Inside, you travel by rowing boat. A boatman takes you round the cave, tells you its history and shows you the effects of the light and where the submerged nativity scene is. The visit inside the grotto is short; with the boat trip from Amalfi, the whole outing lasts around an hour and a half.
Getting there
By boat from Amalfi. This is the most comfortable option if you are staying in Amalfi or arrive on the scheduled boat. The Gruppo Battellieri Amalfi boats leave the harbour between 9:30 and 16:20. On the way you see the coast between Amalfi and Conca dei Marini from the water.
By road. The grotto can be reached from the coast road, the SS163 Amalfitana, where a lift goes down to the entrance. It is useful if you are travelling by car or on the coast bus, although parking on that road is difficult in summer.
Prices
According to the Gruppo Battellieri Amalfi's list of excursions:

Boat from Amalfi: €15 adults and €10 children.
Entry to the grotto: €10 adults and €5 children.

In total, €25 per adult and €15 per child, with boat and entry. If you come by road, you pay only the entry.
When to go
The grotto is visited in good sea conditions: in a swell the boats may not sail and the visit is suspended. The colour is best seen in sunshine, in the middle hours of the day, when most light comes in through the fissure. In July and August there are more people and you may have to wait your turn at the entrance; early or in mid-afternoon there is usually less of a wait.
With children
It works very well with children: it is short, you do it seated in a boat and the play of light and the underwater nativity scene catch their attention. Children pay a reduced fare for the boat and the entry. It is cooler inside the cave than outside: bring a T-shirt.
Accessibility
You have to get in and out of a rowing boat, which can be difficult if you have mobility problems. If that is your case, ask at the harbour before buying.
Combine it with
It is easy to combine with half a day at the beach: the boat to Santa Croce goes along the same coast. In the afternoon you can go up the valley with the lemon grove visit or take the boat to Positano.
- **Visit to a Family Lemon Grove in the Amalfi Valley** (1 h 30 · Everyone · Desde 30 € per person): What it is
A guided visit to the lemon terraces of the Aceto family, in the valley that rises from Amalfi. The family has grown lemons on the coast for almost two hundred years and the visit is run by the sixth generation, under the name Amalfi Lemon Experience. Here they grow the Sfusato Amalfitano, the elongated, thick-skinned lemon with protected geographical indication (PGI), on stone terraces and under pergolas.
It is a way of understanding the coastal landscape: the terraces you see from the boat are, in large part, lemon orchards worked by hand and on foot, because no vehicle reaches many of them.
What the visit is like
The Classic Lemon Tour, the group visit, starts around 15:00 and lasts about an hour and a half. You walk through the terraces, meet the people who work them and are told how lemons are grown and picked. It includes a visit to the estate's Museum of Rural Life, Art and Trades and an introduction to how limoncello is made. At the end you try a piece of homemade lemon cake with lemonade and a limoncello tasting. Groups are a maximum of 30 people.
Prices and options
According to the Amalfi Lemon Experience website:

Classic Lemon Tour at 15:00: €30 per adult, €15 for ages 3 to 10 and free for under-3s.
Private Lemon Tour: €60 per person.
Classic Lemon Tour with lunch: €100; the private version with lunch, €150.
Cooking classes: from €180 per group class; there are also private versions and a pizza class.

The experiences run from March to October. You book on their website, where the cancellation conditions are; they also answer by phone and WhatsApp.
Meeting point and how to get there
The group visit starts at the estate itself, at Via delle Cartiere 59, in the valley of the old paper mills. From Amalfi cathedral it is about 14 minutes on foot, slightly uphill. Cars cannot reach the estate and there is no parking, and the centre of Amalfi is a restricted traffic zone: arrive by boat or bus and walk up. The company recommends using the walking mode of your phone's map.
Private visits meet at a different point, on Amalfi's main street, about five minutes from the cathedral, and from there you are taken to the estate in an electric vehicle. Your booking confirmation says which one applies to you.
Before you go
There is walking and some very steep steps. For someone of normal fitness it is manageable, but the company does not recommend it for people with mobility problems. Wear trainers or hiking shoes: you may not be let in with heels or slippery soles. Pets are not allowed, because the estate's dogs roam free.
With children
It is an outdoor visit, short and with a snack, that works well with children who walk on their own. With a pushchair it is not practical because of the steps: a baby carrier is better.
Combine it with
The 15:00 departure fits after a morning at sea: the Grotta dello Smeraldo or the boat to Santa Croce. If you are interested in the valley and the lemons, the next day go up to Ravello and its villas.
- **From Amalfi to Positano by Boat, Instead of by Road** (25 min · Everyone · Desde 10 € per trip): Why the boat
Between Amalfi and Positano the SS163 road is narrow, with tight bends and summer traffic jams, and parking in either town is expensive and difficult. The boat takes about 25 minutes, with no bends, and from the water you see the towns head-on, which is how you understand them: houses stacked vertically on the rock, churches with ceramic domes and the coast cut off sheer.
The shipping company that links the coast's ports all year round is Travelmar. All its lines call at Amalfi, which works as a central station: from there they go on to Positano to the west and to Minori, Maiori, Cetara, Vietri and Salerno to the east.
Price
According to Travelmar's 2026 fares, the Amalfi–Positano crossing, in either direction, costs:

€10 the standard fare.
€8 the child fare and the adult group fare.
€3 per suitcase and €5 per pet.

One piece of hand luggage up to 45 × 35 × 20 cm is included. For comparison, Amalfi–Minori or Amalfi–Maiori costs €5, and Salerno–Positano, €17. If you keep your ticket, you get a discount at Amalfi's Museo della Carta.
Timetable
Travelmar runs all year, every day, public holidays included, but with far fewer departures in winter. As an example, in the first half of November 2026 there were five boats from Amalfi to Positano (9:20, 10:30, 12:00, 14:00 and 15:00) and four coming back (9:55, 12:00, 13:30 and 15:30). In high season there are more. Timetables change by period: check the current PDF on Travelmar's website or its upcoming departures page, which shows the day's boats.
In rough seas the boats may be cancelled. If the day is rough, ask at the ticket office before organising the rest of your day.
Tickets
You buy the ticket on Travelmar's website or at the ticket office on the quay on the same day, up to 30 minutes before departure. Each leg has its own ticket: if you go from Salerno to Positano and want to stop in Amalfi, you need two, Salerno–Amalfi and Amalfi–Positano. Groups of 20 people or more have a reduced fare.
Where to board
In Amalfi, the boat leaves from the harbour, a short walk from Piazza Flavio Gioia, at the entrance to the town. In Positano, it leaves from the Spiaggia Grande jetty, at the foot of the town. Arrive a few minutes early: in summer there is a queue to board and the boats leave on time.
With children and luggage
It is the most comfortable way of getting around with small children: no bends to make them sick on the bus. With a pushchair, bear in mind that in Positano the quay is at the bottom and the town climbs up in steps. If you have big suitcases, pay the supplement and ask your accommodation whether they can help you from the harbour.
What to do at each end
From Positano, the private boat to Capri leaves from the same beach. From Amalfi you have the Grotta dello Smeraldo, the boat to Santa Croce beach in summer and the valley's lemon groves. If you do the Sentiero degli Dei, Travelmar says shuttle buses leave from Amalfi for Agerola, where it starts; you finish above Positano and go back to Amalfi by boat.
- **Boat to Santa Croce Beach from Amalfi** (4 h · Everyone · Desde 4 € per trip): What it is
Santa Croce is a small cove west of Amalfi, with about a hundred metres of shoreline, tucked beneath the cliff on the way to Conca dei Marini. It takes its name from the remains of an old chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross. It has pebbles instead of sand, very clean water and, to one side, a natural rock arch that you see from the boat as you arrive. It is a beach for spending the day: swimming, lying back and watching the evening fall, which here sets over the sea.
Access by land is awkward, so the normal way is to arrive by sea. That is the charm of the plan: you leave behind Amalfi's busy harbour and within minutes you are on a much quieter shore.
Getting there by boat
The boats of Amalfi's boatmen's cooperative, the Gruppo Battellieri Amalfi, leave Amalfi harbour every hour from June to September. Their list of excursions gives departures from 9:30 to 17:00 (the beaches page says from 9:00). Each trip costs €4, so a return is €8 per person. The same shuttle also stops at Duoglio, a beach of about 170 metres a kilometre from Amalfi, with equally clear water and closer to the town.
You buy the ticket at the harbour, at the boatmen's point. Ask when boarding what time the last boat back leaves and do not cut it fine: if you miss it, getting out of the cove becomes complicated.
Out of season, from October to May, there is no shuttle. If you want to see the cove at another time, the cooperative's Girocosta, a one-hour boat trip from Amalfi, passes in front of Santa Croce, its arch and the Grotta di Sant'Andrea, although it does not stop for swimming.
When to go
July and August are the busiest months and the sea is warmest. June and September are usually better: the water is good and there are fewer boats. Take one of the first departures in the morning if you want a spot near the water, and stay for the last one if you like the light at sunset.
In heavy swell or strong wind the boats may not sail. If the day is rough, ask at the harbour before buying.
What to bring and facilities
The boatmen's website does not detail what facilities there are on the beach, so go prepared: water, something to eat, sun protection and a parasol or a hat, because shade depends on the time and on the cliff. The pebbles make water shoes almost essential, especially for children. A snorkel mask is useful: you can see the seabed well from the shore.
With children
The boat ride is short and children usually enjoy it. On the beach, keep an eye on them in the water: it is open sea. If you want something shorter and closer to the town, Duoglio is a short hop from Amalfi on the same shuttle.
Combine it with
Before or after the beach, the Grotta dello Smeraldo is a short distance to the west. To travel between towns without touching the road, use the boat from Amalfi to Positano. And if you want to see the inside of the valley, the visit to a family lemon grove leaves in the mid-afternoon, just as you come back from the beach.
- **Private Boat Around Capri from Positano** (7 h · Everyone · Desde 1100 € per boat): What it is
A whole day on a private boat from Positano beach to Capri: you sail round the island, stop to swim in its coves, go ashore for a few hours and return at sunset, stopping at the Li Galli archipelago. It is run by Lucibello, a boat company in Positano with its own jetty on the Spiaggia Grande. The boat is just for your group, with an English-speaking skipper.
It is a way of seeing Capri without depending on the timetables of the scheduled boats or the queues at the port, and of getting to know its coast from the water, which is where the island looks best.
The route
Lucibello publishes this itinerary, which the skipper may change depending on the sea and the weather:

Departure from Positano: you board at its jetty on the Spiaggia Grande, next to its sales point, with a welcome drink.
Crossing to Capri: between 35 minutes and an hour, depending on the sea.
Circuit of the island: you pass the Grotta Bianca, the Faraglioni, Marina Piccola, the Grotta Verde and the Punta Carena lighthouse, with a stop for a swim at Cala Ventroso.
Blue Grotto, optional: you go in on a small rowing boat, paid separately, and only if the sea is calm and there is no wind.
Free time in Capri: about three hours from Marina Grande to go up to the town, have lunch or stroll. If you prefer not to go ashore, the boat can carry on to Nerano, in Marina del Cantone, for lunch there.
Return: a swim at Li Galli and back to Positano.

In total it is about seven hours.
What is and is not included
Included are skipper, fuel and mooring fees, champagne, soft drinks and a few nibbles, towels, snorkelling gear and a sun kit. Not included are lunch, entry to the Blue Grotto and land transfers to the jetty.
Price and booking
Lucibello's website advertises the excursion from €1,100. That is the price of the boat for the group, not per person: with several people on board the cost is shared. You book on its website, where you can also choose another departure port (Amalfi, Sorrento, Salerno, Naples or Capri itself). In summer, book before you reach the coast.
When to go
Lucibello says the best season runs from May to October, with the calmest sea and warm water. In July and August there is more boat traffic around Capri and more people at Marina Grande; in May, June and September the day is usually more bearable.
If the sea turns bad, the skipper may shorten or change the route. The Blue Grotto is the first thing to go in a swell.
With children
It is a whole day at sea, unhurried and with stops for swimming, and it works well with children who already swim. The website says nothing about minimum ages: if you are travelling with babies, ask when booking about life jackets in their size. If you get seasick easily, Lucibello advises taking something for it before setting off.
What to bring
Swimsuit on, sun protection, a cap, sunglasses, a layer for the wind on the way back and money or a card for lunch in Capri and for the Blue Grotto. Comfortable shoes if you are going up to the town.
Combine it with
If you prefer something shorter from Amalfi, the Grotta dello Smeraldo takes an hour and a half. To get back to Amalfi from Positano without the road, take the scheduled boat. And if you have any energy left, the next day the Sentiero degli Dei ends above Positano.

## Dónde comer
- **Pasticceria Pansa** (Café, Amalfi, €). Qué pedir: a coffee and a pastry at the counter, and a bag of scorzette to take away.
- **Ristorante Marina Grande** (Restaurant, Amalfi, €€€). Qué pedir: the fish of the day and the coast's recipes, on the terrace over the beach.
- **Ristorante Glicine** (Restaurant, Amalfi, €€€€). Qué pedir: the tasting menu, to see how they reinterpret the coast's classic recipes.

## By plane: Fly to Naples and take a boat or bus to the coast
Naples is the airport for the Amalfi Coast: there are direct flights from several Spanish cities and, from Capodichino, the coast is a little over an hour and a half away by road. You don't need a car: the airport bus drops you at Sorrento or Positano, and from there you continue by bus or boat. From the other side, the train to Salerno and the boat to Amalfi is the prettiest way in.
### Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Hotel Santa Caterina** (Hotel): A family hotel since 1904
The Santa Caterina opened in 1904 with six rooms, under Dr Giuseppe Gambardella, and is still in the same family: today it is run by Giusi and Ninni Gambardella, daughters of Crescenzo, with their children. It is at the entrance to Amalfi coming from Positano, above the cliff, with lemon-tree gardens and the sea below. It has 66 rooms and suites in the main building and in several garden villas, and another twelve in Casa Marchesa, its extension.
Rooms and beach club
No two rooms are alike: hand-painted majolica floors, marble bathrooms and a balcony to the sea or the garden. The suites add a terrace and a large bathtub. There are connecting rooms, which are requested in advance. The website itself warns that the current rooms are not adapted for people with reduced mobility.
Below, on the rocks, is the beach club, open from mid-April to October, from 8:00 to 19:00, with a bar and the Al Mare restaurant. Above, the Glicine, with one Michelin star, cooks the coast's recipes under chef Giuseppe Stanzione.
Getting there
It is on the SS163 coast road, a few minutes' walk from the centre of Amalfi and the quay. Without a car, you arrive by boat at Amalfi or by SITA bus. From here, the boat takes you to Positano and Capri, and the bus goes up to Ravello.
- **Hotel Lido Mare** (Small hotel): A medieval house beside the Duomo
The Lido Mare is a small, three-star hotel on a little square entered from Amalfi's Piazza Duomo: the largo Duchi Piccolomini. It occupies what was the residence of Duchess Giovanna Piccolomini, from the 14th century, and keeps its high ceilings and old floors. It is not a hotel with a pool or terrace: it is a base in the centre, a few minutes' walk from the quay where the boats leave for Positano and the Grotta dello Smeraldo, and from the SITA bus stop.
The rooms
There are three types: with sea views, with Duomo views and economy rooms, which are smaller. All have air conditioning, wifi, television and telephone. Those facing the Duomo put the cathedral steps and façade in front of you; the economy ones are the way to sleep in the centre of Amalfi without paying for the views.
Getting there and parking
Without a car it is easy. From Salerno, by train and then SITA bus to the Amalfi terminal; from Naples airport, bus to Amalfi or Salerno. From Piazza Flavio Gioia, next to the harbour, it is about ten minutes on foot along via Duomo. If you go by car, the hotel offers valet parking with a paid car park and takes up your luggage: call on arriving at Piazza Flavio Gioia so they can direct you.
- **Hotel Villa Cimbrone** (Small hotel): Sleeping inside the gardens
Villa Cimbrone is the villa in Ravello that welcomes visitors with its Terrace of Infinity. Part of the house is a hotel, owned by the Vuilleumier family, and those who sleep there have the gardens to themselves when they close to the public. It is at the end of the village, about ten minutes' walk from the Piazza del Duomo along via Santa Chiara, a pedestrian path: you cannot drive to the door.
Rooms and facilities
There are six types of room: the Ernest William Beckett and Greta Garbo suites, named after the man who refurbished the villa and a famous guest, a studio suite and deluxe, superior and classic rooms. The hotel has a pool with sun terrace and the Il Flauto di Pan restaurant, which received a Michelin star in the 2020 guide.
Ravello as a base
Ravello is 350 metres above the sea, above Amalfi and Atrani. The SITA bus goes up from Amalfi in about twenty minutes. It is quieter than the coast below and, in summer, has the music festival at Villa Rufolo. For the beach or boats, you go down to Amalfi.
- **Beata Solitudo** (Hostel, desde 20 € / bed): Hostel, campsite and inn in Agerola
Beata Solitudo is in Agerola, the mountain village at 600 metres above Amalfi, where the Sentiero degli Dei begins. It brings together three ways of sleeping under the same management: a hostel that the house presents as one of the first in the Italian AIG network, open since 1949 in the entrance and stables of an old building, a small campsite and an inn with refurbished private rooms.
Prices and facilities
The hostel lists beds from €20 or €22 a night and the inn, from €90 a room. There is a garden, heating, a common room, use of the kitchen, parking and free wifi. Useful for walking: they have maps of the Lattari mountains trails and information on train and boat timetables, and organise walks from €15 per person.
Getting there
By SITA bus from Amalfi, which goes up to Agerola in about 40 minutes. By car, Agerola has more room to park than the coast. From here, Bomerano, the start of the Sentiero degli Dei, is a few minutes away; when you finish at Nocelle or Positano, you return by bus via Amalfi.
### Servicios
- **Naples airport bus to Sorrento and Positano**: Curreri Viaggi · From Capodichino airport to Sorrento (€13) and Positano (€20)

## Car-free: It is best seen without a car
The coast road is narrow and parking is expensive and difficult. Sleep in Amalfi, which is the hub of the boat and bus lines, and get around by boat between the seaside villages and by bus going up.
Presupuesto orientativo: 110–200 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir without a car
- **Hotel Santa Caterina** (Hotel): A family hotel since 1904
The Santa Caterina opened in 1904 with six rooms, under Dr Giuseppe Gambardella, and is still in the same family: today it is run by Giusi and Ninni Gambardella, daughters of Crescenzo, with their children. It is at the entrance to Amalfi coming from Positano, above the cliff, with lemon-tree gardens and the sea below. It has 66 rooms and suites in the main building and in several garden villas, and another twelve in Casa Marchesa, its extension.
Rooms and beach club
No two rooms are alike: hand-painted majolica floors, marble bathrooms and a balcony to the sea or the garden. The suites add a terrace and a large bathtub. There are connecting rooms, which are requested in advance. The website itself warns that the current rooms are not adapted for people with reduced mobility.
Below, on the rocks, is the beach club, open from mid-April to October, from 8:00 to 19:00, with a bar and the Al Mare restaurant. Above, the Glicine, with one Michelin star, cooks the coast's recipes under chef Giuseppe Stanzione.
Getting there
It is on the SS163 coast road, a few minutes' walk from the centre of Amalfi and the quay. Without a car, you arrive by boat at Amalfi or by SITA bus. From here, the boat takes you to Positano and Capri, and the bus goes up to Ravello.
- **Hotel Lido Mare** (Small hotel): A medieval house beside the Duomo
The Lido Mare is a small, three-star hotel on a little square entered from Amalfi's Piazza Duomo: the largo Duchi Piccolomini. It occupies what was the residence of Duchess Giovanna Piccolomini, from the 14th century, and keeps its high ceilings and old floors. It is not a hotel with a pool or terrace: it is a base in the centre, a few minutes' walk from the quay where the boats leave for Positano and the Grotta dello Smeraldo, and from the SITA bus stop.
The rooms
There are three types: with sea views, with Duomo views and economy rooms, which are smaller. All have air conditioning, wifi, television and telephone. Those facing the Duomo put the cathedral steps and façade in front of you; the economy ones are the way to sleep in the centre of Amalfi without paying for the views.
Getting there and parking
Without a car it is easy. From Salerno, by train and then SITA bus to the Amalfi terminal; from Naples airport, bus to Amalfi or Salerno. From Piazza Flavio Gioia, next to the harbour, it is about ten minutes on foot along via Duomo. If you go by car, the hotel offers valet parking with a paid car park and takes up your luggage: call on arriving at Piazza Flavio Gioia so they can direct you.
- **Beata Solitudo** (Hostel, desde 20 € / bed): Hostel, campsite and inn in Agerola
Beata Solitudo is in Agerola, the mountain village at 600 metres above Amalfi, where the Sentiero degli Dei begins. It brings together three ways of sleeping under the same management: a hostel that the house presents as one of the first in the Italian AIG network, open since 1949 in the entrance and stables of an old building, a small campsite and an inn with refurbished private rooms.
Prices and facilities
The hostel lists beds from €20 or €22 a night and the inn, from €90 a room. There is a garden, heating, a common room, use of the kitchen, parking and free wifi. Useful for walking: they have maps of the Lattari mountains trails and information on train and boat timetables, and organise walks from €15 per person.
Getting there
By SITA bus from Amalfi, which goes up to Agerola in about 40 minutes. By car, Agerola has more room to park than the coast. From here, Bomerano, the start of the Sentiero degli Dei, is a few minutes away; when you finish at Nocelle or Positano, you return by bus via Amalfi.
### Servicios
- **SITA Sud buses along the coast**: Lines from Amalfi to Positano, Sorrento, Ravello, Agerola and Salerno · 24-hour COSTIERASITA ticket for €10
- **Naples airport bus to Sorrento and Positano**: Curreri Viaggi · From Capodichino airport to Sorrento (€13) and Positano (€20)

## Luxury: Historic hotels above the sea
The coast has some of the best-known historic hotels in Italy, in family houses with gardens above the cliff. Choose between sleeping by the sea in Amalfi or high up in Ravello, and book a private boat trip.
Presupuesto orientativo: From €450 por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir in style
- **Hotel Santa Caterina** (Hotel): A family hotel since 1904
The Santa Caterina opened in 1904 with six rooms, under Dr Giuseppe Gambardella, and is still in the same family: today it is run by Giusi and Ninni Gambardella, daughters of Crescenzo, with their children. It is at the entrance to Amalfi coming from Positano, above the cliff, with lemon-tree gardens and the sea below. It has 66 rooms and suites in the main building and in several garden villas, and another twelve in Casa Marchesa, its extension.
Rooms and beach club
No two rooms are alike: hand-painted majolica floors, marble bathrooms and a balcony to the sea or the garden. The suites add a terrace and a large bathtub. There are connecting rooms, which are requested in advance. The website itself warns that the current rooms are not adapted for people with reduced mobility.
Below, on the rocks, is the beach club, open from mid-April to October, from 8:00 to 19:00, with a bar and the Al Mare restaurant. Above, the Glicine, with one Michelin star, cooks the coast's recipes under chef Giuseppe Stanzione.
Getting there
It is on the SS163 coast road, a few minutes' walk from the centre of Amalfi and the quay. Without a car, you arrive by boat at Amalfi or by SITA bus. From here, the boat takes you to Positano and Capri, and the bus goes up to Ravello.
- **Hotel Villa Cimbrone** (Small hotel): Sleeping inside the gardens
Villa Cimbrone is the villa in Ravello that welcomes visitors with its Terrace of Infinity. Part of the house is a hotel, owned by the Vuilleumier family, and those who sleep there have the gardens to themselves when they close to the public. It is at the end of the village, about ten minutes' walk from the Piazza del Duomo along via Santa Chiara, a pedestrian path: you cannot drive to the door.
Rooms and facilities
There are six types of room: the Ernest William Beckett and Greta Garbo suites, named after the man who refurbished the villa and a famous guest, a studio suite and deluxe, superior and classic rooms. The hotel has a pool with sun terrace and the Il Flauto di Pan restaurant, which received a Michelin star in the 2020 guide.
Ravello as a base
Ravello is 350 metres above the sea, above Amalfi and Atrani. The SITA bus goes up from Amalfi in about twenty minutes. It is quieter than the coast below and, in summer, has the music festival at Villa Rufolo. For the beach or boats, you go down to Amalfi.

## On foot: Walking in the Lattari mountains
Above the coast there is a network of mule tracks that linked the villages before the road. The most famous is the Sentiero degli Dei, but from Agerola others lead through the Lattari mountains. Sleep up high the night before and start early.
Presupuesto orientativo: 60–130 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're on foot
- **Hotel Lido Mare** (Small hotel): A medieval house beside the Duomo
The Lido Mare is a small, three-star hotel on a little square entered from Amalfi's Piazza Duomo: the largo Duchi Piccolomini. It occupies what was the residence of Duchess Giovanna Piccolomini, from the 14th century, and keeps its high ceilings and old floors. It is not a hotel with a pool or terrace: it is a base in the centre, a few minutes' walk from the quay where the boats leave for Positano and the Grotta dello Smeraldo, and from the SITA bus stop.
The rooms
There are three types: with sea views, with Duomo views and economy rooms, which are smaller. All have air conditioning, wifi, television and telephone. Those facing the Duomo put the cathedral steps and façade in front of you; the economy ones are the way to sleep in the centre of Amalfi without paying for the views.
Getting there and parking
Without a car it is easy. From Salerno, by train and then SITA bus to the Amalfi terminal; from Naples airport, bus to Amalfi or Salerno. From Piazza Flavio Gioia, next to the harbour, it is about ten minutes on foot along via Duomo. If you go by car, the hotel offers valet parking with a paid car park and takes up your luggage: call on arriving at Piazza Flavio Gioia so they can direct you.
- **Beata Solitudo** (Hostel, desde 20 € / bed): Hostel, campsite and inn in Agerola
Beata Solitudo is in Agerola, the mountain village at 600 metres above Amalfi, where the Sentiero degli Dei begins. It brings together three ways of sleeping under the same management: a hostel that the house presents as one of the first in the Italian AIG network, open since 1949 in the entrance and stables of an old building, a small campsite and an inn with refurbished private rooms.
Prices and facilities
The hostel lists beds from €20 or €22 a night and the inn, from €90 a room. There is a garden, heating, a common room, use of the kitchen, parking and free wifi. Useful for walking: they have maps of the Lattari mountains trails and information on train and boat timetables, and organise walks from €15 per person.
Getting there
By SITA bus from Amalfi, which goes up to Agerola in about 40 minutes. By car, Agerola has more room to park than the coast. From here, Bomerano, the start of the Sentiero degli Dei, is a few minutes away; when you finish at Nocelle or Positano, you return by bus via Amalfi.
### Servicios
- **SITA Sud buses along the coast**: Lines from Amalfi to Positano, Sorrento, Ravello, Agerola and Salerno · 24-hour COSTIERASITA ticket for €10

## With young children: The Coast with Small Children, from the Water

With small children, the coast is enjoyed by boat and in the coves, not on the stairs. Choose a base with easy access to the harbour and plan one outing a day.

### What works best
The Grotta dello Smeraldo, in a rowing boat: short and surprising

The boat from Amalfi to Positano, which keeps them entertained and avoids the bends

The boat to Santa Croce, a cove with a rock arch

### Where to sleep
In Amalfi, near the harbour, so you do not climb stairs with a pushchair

### Where to eat
Pasta with lemon and ice cream in Amalfi's Piazza del Duomo

### Keep in mind
Positano and Ravello are almost all stairs: bring a baby carrier

The beaches are pebbly: water shoes for the sea

The road causes car sickness: the boat is better

### Qué hacer with young children
- Grotta dello Smeraldo by Boat from Amalfi
- From Amalfi to Positano by Boat, Instead of by Road
- Boat to Santa Croce Beach from Amalfi

## As a family: The Amalfi Coast with the Family

With children of different ages, alternate a boat day with a walking day. The gardens of Ravello and the lemon groves appeal to everyone; the Sentiero degli Dei, only to those who already walk.

### What works best
The Grotta dello Smeraldo and the boat to Santa Croce

The gardens of Ravello, with children aged 5 to 12 at a reduced price at Villa Rufolo

The Aceto family lemon grove, in the Amalfi valley

The boat trip round Capri with a swim in open sea

### Where to sleep
Amalfi or Minori, with a beach and boats close by

### Where to eat
Fried fish in a paper cone and pasta with lemon

### Keep in mind
In summer the stairs get very hot: start early

The scheduled boats can be suspended in rough seas

### Qué hacer as a family
- Ravello, the Gardens of Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone
- Grotta dello Smeraldo by Boat from Amalfi
- Visit to a Family Lemon Grove in the Amalfi Valley
- From Amalfi to Positano by Boat, Instead of by Road
- Boat to Santa Croce Beach from Amalfi
- Private Boat Around Capri from Positano

## With teenagers: The Amalfi Coast for Teenagers

A teenager needs more than viewpoints. Give them a challenge on foot, a day on the open sea and some freedom in Amalfi or Positano.

### What works best
The Sentiero degli Dei, four hours with views and stairs at the end

The boat trip round Capri, with a swim

Santa Croce beach, for swimming in clear water

The belvedere at Villa Cimbrone, for the photo

### Where to sleep
Positano or Amalfi, with street life in the evening

### Where to eat
Pizza and fried fish to take away

### Keep in mind
On the Sentiero degli Dei you need water and a cap

The stairs from Nocelle to Positano are more tiring than the path itself

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- Sentiero degli Dei, from Bomerano to Nocelle
- Ravello, the Gardens of Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone
- Boat to Santa Croce Beach from Amalfi
- Private Boat Around Capri from Positano

## Consejos

### Choose Amalfi as a base if you're going without a car
It's the hub of the boat and bus lines.

### Walk in the morning
The Path of the Gods has hardly any shade.

### Buy the boat ticket at the quay
Arrive in good time in season: there are queues at the ticket offices.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How many days do I need?
Three or four: one for Amalfi and Ravello, one for the Path of the Gods and Positano, and one for a boat trip.

### Where should I stay without a car?
In Amalfi, for the boats and buses that leave from its port.

### Are there beaches?
Small and pebbly. Some, such as Santa Croce, are best reached by boat from Amalfi.

### Can you go to Capri from the coast?
Yes, on a boat excursion from Positano or Amalfi, or on scheduled boats in season.

### How much does the Emerald Grotto cost?
About €25 per adult including the boat from Amalfi and the entry.