The Amalfi Coast - 26th to 28th of April 2008

The Amalfi Coast is a stretch of coastline around the point from Sorrento. It comprises a number of small villages, one of the biggest being Amalfi itself. Amalfi town was supposed to be a 1 hour 45 minute bus trip, but ended up being 2 and a half hours due to it being a long weekend and most of the roads more aptly described as "one-way". Certainly very twisty on a big bus.


We actually stayed in Atrani, which is a small village just the next bay around from Amalfi town, about a 5 minute walk. It was nice being away from the crowds of Italians on holiday in Amalfi and having a beach to ourselves (not that it was warm enough to swim!). The Amalfi coast is very similar to Cinque Terre, but it actually has beaches!

Amalfi:

Atrani:

We spent our full day on the Amalfi Coast doing a day trip to the island of Capri, situated just off the Sorrento/Amalfi peninsular. It is pretty amazing to look at, obviously the holiday homes of the rich and famous. We did some bush walking to see some great coastline, then jumped in a chairlift up to Capri's highest point for some chill out time admiring the view.