The Amalfi Coast

May 2022

The local legends states that Poseidon, the Greek God of the Sea, founded this small town with the main road named Via Positea. Romans built beautiful villas and began settling in Positano around 100 years B.C.

Naples

Flying into Naples to get to the Amalfi Coast. During our 1 night stay, we did a fun Pizza cooking class at Trattoria Medina

Lunch: 🥘 Gina Sorbillo Pizza: famous Michelin star place that set the standards for the beginning of Pizza

Capri

pronounced Ka-pree.

Capri is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in Italy.. It has been a resort since Roman times and is known for its stunning natural beauty and attractions such as the Blue Grotto.

To get to Capri, you have several options. We took a 55 min ferry from Naples to Capri. There is also a private water taxi you can book.

Transportation:

When you get to the port, the easiest way to our hotel is to get in the taxi line. You can definitely pre-book hotel transfer with your hotel ahead of time.

• There are luggage porter service that will bring your luggage to your hotel for you. It will cost you 15 euros a bag

• We found a taxi that will fit both our luggage and ourselves. It took us to the main part of town and we walked to our hotel, through the square, with our luggage.

🏨 Hotel

Hotel Syrene

What to do:

• Boat day 4 hour tour 300 euros. Use Paolo as your skipper! www.giannisboat.com

• Drinks with music at Quisiana Hotel

• Visit AnaCapri

  • Chair lift in AnaCapri

  • Lighthouse in AnaCapri - sunsets are the best out in Ana Capri

Food Recs:

• 🥘 Lunch: Il Gabbiano- ask for Carlos

• 🥘 ll Riccio $$$$

• 🥘 Da Emilia Alla Curtiglia in AnaCapri for sunset views

Positano

Positano is a village and comune on the Amalfi Coast, in Campania, Italy. t is a sophisticated resort town today and is known for its steep slopes covered in pedestrian lanes and sweet-scented wisteria facing out onto the Sirenuse Islands.

We took a ferry from Capri to Positano. It was only 30 minutes long!

Once we got to the port, which was right along the beach, we definitely used the luggage porters because our airbnb was higher up on the hills. Walking through the steps with luggage would be exhausting. It was only 10 Euros per bag.

🏨 Hotel

Casetta Fe Nel Cuore di Positano

What to do:

• 🍹 Ocean Bar

• 🍹Franko's Bar

• 💃 music on the rocks

• 🛵 Rent Scooters: Check out Ravello

Food Recs:

• 🥘 La Taverna

• 🥘 Ristorante Max Positano

• 🥘 La Taverna (free shuttle)

• 🥘 Chez Black- main beach spot

• 🥘 Lo Guarracino (locals say to go here)

• 🥘 Ristorante bruno (high ratings, go for sunset)

• 🥘 Donna Rosa (Have the hotel get a reservation for you 089-811-1806)

Transportation:

• We hired a taxi back to Naples. it was 130 Euros

Other people recs:

• Buca di Bacco - gelato

• Da Vincenza - dinner spot. Good ricotta dishes including dessert cheesecake.

• Palatone grocery store - staff is amazing. We got our Buffalo mozzarella and ricotta and other groceries to make dinner/snacks. Good coffee abd they make great paninis here too

• La taverna del Leone - family owned local spot. they can make an appetizer size pizza highly recommend and their chili oil is homemade. Food here is very flavorful. You come here for the food not a view.

• Lo Guarracino - lunch with a nice walk on the cliff

• Colina Bakery - gelato has fewer flavors but good

• Delicatessen SNC (across La Zahara) - coffee to go is so good

• Don Giovanni - beautiful views for sunset drinks

• Max Ristorante - cute lunch spot. Also recommend going to. Lots of flavor in this food. I tried the ragu pasta and avni got the 4 pasta tasting.

Amalfi

Amalfi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy. It is famous for its beautiful buildings and structures such as the Duomo di Amalfi

Things to do:

• Cathedral - 3 euro to walk through

• Cemetery - at the top with amazing views. You can take the stairs which takes about 15 min and they are at the bottom of Donna stella or there is a free elevator

• 🥘 Donna Stella Pizzaera: great outdoor lunch spot they are not open if raining. Only open 12-230 for lunch no reservations. you can order a pizza and they will serve is split in half if someone wants meat or something different on their half. We got the Teddy which has ricotta swirls on top

Ravello

Ravello is a town and comune situated above the Amalfi Coast in the province of Salerno, Campania, Southern Italy

How to get there: Scooter/taxi. We took a scooter and it was my favorite part

Things to do:

• 🥘 Salvatore restaurant

• Villa Cibone tour (great views of the city)

  • $10 Euro to enter the grounds

  • Beautiful wedding venue

  • Find the statues

• Villa Rufolo