The Amalfi Coast One road
Ten towns along thirty-six and a half kilometres, between the mountains and the sea. And around them 22 beaches and 18 trails: told by the people who live here.
Scroll: we leave from Positano.
Amalfi, Friday 2 October, 17:09 · the sun to the west, 17° above the horizon · sets at 18:42
km 0.0The vertical town
PositanoPhoto Letizia AgostaLocals say
The classic photograph, the whole village tumbling down, is taken from the coast road above town, near Hotel Sponda. Not from the beach.
The Positano guideUsually at this hour: quiet
km 8.3Where the sun goes down
PraianoPhoto 3DVISULocals say
Sunset from the terrace on the coast road: it is free, and Capri is right in front of you.
The Praiano guideUsually at this hour: almost empty
km 10.6The fjord
FurorePhoto Vincenzo MerollaLocals say
Go down to the fjord early: later it fills up, and after midday the sun is gone.
The Furore guideUsually at this hour: almost empty
km 17.0The maritime republic
AmalfiPhoto Ken ShonoLocals say
See the cathedral early: before ten it is almost empty.
The Amalfi guideUsually at this hour: quiet
km 17.8Italy’s smallest town
AtraniPhoto HongbinLocals say
From Amalfi it is five minutes on foot, through the tunnel. Most people never make it.
The Atrani guideUsually at this hour: almost empty
above the coast road · 365 m above the seaThe town of music
RavelloPhoto Jordi Vich NavarroLocals say
Arrive by nine and the terrace at Villa Cimbrone is almost yours: the groups come at half past ten.
The Ravello guideUsually at this hour: almost empty
km 21.0Pasta and pastry
MinoriPhoto Mihaela Claudia PuscasLocals say
Go to De Riso early: after ten the best pastries are gone.
The Minori guideUsually at this hour: almost empty
km 22.1The longest beach
MaioriPhoto Matteo EriaLocals say
Maiori and Minori cost less than Positano, for the same quality.
The Maiori guideUsually at this hour: quiet
km 31.7The fishing village
CetaraPhoto Alan AertsLocals say
Buy colatura in Cetara: what the tourist shops sell is often industrial. The real one ages three years in chestnut.
The Cetara guideUsually at this hour: almost empty
km 36.5Ceramics
Vietri sul MarePhoto Maria GavrilovaLocals say
In Raito the workshops are quieter, the prices better, and you can take a class to learn the craft.
The Vietri sul Mare guideUsually at this hour: almost empty
Same road, another hour
The beach at Cetara keeps the sun until late afternoon.
It comes from the Cetara guide
The sun is today’s real one, and the shadows are the mountains’ own. The crowds are a local’s estimate, not a sensor.
Elevation SRTM · coast and roads © OpenStreetMap