Quick answer: Base yourself in Amalfi or Positano, not Sorrento or Salerno, if you only have 3 days — you’ll lose too much time commuting. Day 1: Amalfi + Atrani. Day 2: Ravello (morning) + Maiori/Minori (afternoon). Day 3: Positano. Skip Capri unless you extend to 4 days — it deserves its own day, not … Read more
Quick answer: Vietri sul Mare is the eastern gateway to the Amalfi Coast — the first town you reach from Salerno, the only one with a train station, and one of the best places in Italy to buy handmade ceramics directly from family workshops. It’s also a genuinely underrated base: cheaper than Positano or Amalfi, … Read more
Quick answer: Pompeii is one of the most extraordinary things you can visit anywhere in Italy — a complete Roman city frozen in 79 AD, not a museum reconstruction. From the Amalfi Coast it’s about an hour’s drive or a short train connection. Give it at least half a day; a full day is better. … Read more
Quick answer: Ravello sits 365 meters above the sea, has no beach, and contains two of the most beautiful gardens in Italy. You can do it as a day trip from Amalfi in 4–5 hours, but staying overnight — after the day-trippers leave and the town goes quiet — is a completely different experience. One … Read more
Last updated: June 2026 · Reading time: 15 min Quick answer: Positano is the most photogenic town on the Amalfi Coast — and also the most crowded, the most vertical, and the most expensive. Go in May, September, or early October. Stay at least one night. Arrive by ferry if you can. And pack shoes … Read more
