The Amalfi Coast itinerary, day by day

From Naples and Pompeii to the cliff villages of Positano and Amalfi, then across the bay to Capri: the map, what is worth booking, everything that costs nothing, and where to sleep at three budgets.

🗓️ 4 or 7 days📍 3 stops☀️ Best time: May to June and September

Positano · Photo K Studio / Pexels

Route map (numbers = order of the stops).

The Amalfi Coast in 4 days

2 stops · 8 things to do · ≈ 48 km

1Naples and Pompeii

Days 1-2

A dense, loud and deeply lived-in city whose historic centre is UNESCO-listed, and the birthplace of pizza. Across the bay, Pompeii lies where Vesuvius buried it in AD 79.

🎟️ Worth booking

Pompeii with a guide3h · from €30
Streets, houses, bakeries and frescoes of a Roman town buried in ash in AD 79, explained by someone who knows which doors to open.
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Real Neapolitan pizza, where it was born1h · from €8
A wood-fired margherita in one of the historic pizzerias of the old centre.
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✦ Free, not to be missed

The historic centre of Naples · The Lungomare seafront

🛏️ Where to sleep · Budget: La Controra Hostel (€32 a night) · Mid-range: Hotel Piazza Bellini (€115 a night) · Luxury: Grand Hotel Vesuvio (€320 a night)

🍴 Where to eat · top rated

La Locanda del Monacone. Napoli, Rione Sanità. ★ 4.9 · 3922 reviews · €€
Cosmo Restaurant Pompei ★ 4.9 · 350 reviews
Trammiere ★ 4.8 · 2619 reviews · €
Da Ciccio Cielo Mare Terra ★ 4.8 · 819 reviews · €€€
Côte Amalfitaine ★ 4.7 · 91595 reviews

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🚗 Car · 1h30 · 60 km

2Positano and Amalfi

Days 3-4

Pastel houses stacked up the cliffs, coves at their feet and a road that bends every fifty metres. Amalfi was a maritime republic in the Middle Ages; the whole coast has been UNESCO-listed since 1997.

🎟️ Worth booking

Boat trip along the coast2h · from €45
Positano, Amalfi and the sea caves seen from the water, the angle that shows how the villages cling to the rock.
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✦ Free, not to be missed

Positano · Amalfi Cathedral and its great stairway · The Path of the Gods

🛏️ Where to sleep · Budget: Hostel Brikette (€48 a night) · Mid-range: Hotel Buca di Bacco (€230 a night) · Luxury: Le Sirenuse (€950 a night)

🍴 Where to eat · top rated

Il San Pietro di Positano ★ 4.9 · 2158 reviews
Roc - Pizza & Steak ★ 4.9 · 969 reviews
Posides ★ 4.8 · 1438 reviews
La Taverna Del Leone ★ 4.8 · 831 reviews · €€
Da Ciccio Cielo Mare Terra ★ 4.8 · 819 reviews · €€€

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The Amalfi Coast in 7 days

3 stops · 10 things to do · ≈ 120 km

1Naples and Pompeii

Days 1-2

A dense, loud and deeply lived-in city whose historic centre is UNESCO-listed, and the birthplace of pizza. Across the bay, Pompeii lies where Vesuvius buried it in AD 79.

🎟️ Worth booking

Pompeii with a guide3h · from €30
Streets, houses, bakeries and frescoes of a Roman town buried in ash in AD 79, explained by someone who knows which doors to open.
Book on GetYourGuide →
Real Neapolitan pizza, where it was born1h · from €8
A wood-fired margherita in one of the historic pizzerias of the old centre.
Book on GetYourGuide →

✦ Free, not to be missed

The historic centre of Naples · The Lungomare seafront

🛏️ Where to sleep · Budget: La Controra Hostel (€32 a night) · Mid-range: Hotel Piazza Bellini (€115 a night) · Luxury: Grand Hotel Vesuvio (€320 a night)

🍴 Where to eat · top rated

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🚗 Car · 1h30 · 60 km

2Positano and Amalfi

Days 3-4

🎟️ Worth booking

Boat trip along the coast2h · from €45
Positano, Amalfi and the sea caves seen from the water, the angle that shows how the villages cling to the rock.
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✦ Free, not to be missed

Positano · Amalfi Cathedral and its great stairway · The Path of the Gods

🛏️ Where to sleep · Budget: Hostel Brikette (€48 a night) · Mid-range: Hotel Buca di Bacco (€230 a night) · Luxury: Le Sirenuse (€950 a night)

🍴 Where to eat · top rated

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⛴️ Ferry · 50 min · ferry from Sorrento

3Capri

Day 5

A limestone island at the mouth of the Bay of Naples, with the Blue Grotto at sea level and the Faraglioni rocks off its southern cliffs. Anacapri, higher up, is quieter than the port town.

🎟️ Worth booking

Round-island boat trip and the Blue Grotto2h30 · from €50
A loop around Capri past the Faraglioni, then a small rowing boat, lying flat, through the low entrance of the Blue Grotto. It closes when the sea is rough.
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✦ Free, not to be missed

Anacapri and the Monte Solaro chairlift

🛏️ Where to sleep · Budget: Hotel La Tosca (€95 a night) · Mid-range: Hotel La Minerva (€230 a night) · Luxury: Hotel Punta Tragara (€550 a night)

🍴 Where to eat · top rated

Francuccio ★ 4.8 · 1008 reviews
Cinquantaduecento Capri ★ 4.8 · 414 reviews
Côte Amalfitaine ★ 4.7 · 91595 reviews
Restaurant Lo Sfizio ★ 4.7 · 1727 reviews · €€
Pulalli ★ 4.7 · 878 reviews · €€

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Good to know before you go

🍽️ What to eat

Neapolitan pizza: a soft, blistered base baked in about ninety seconds in a wood oven. The margherita is the test of any pizzeria.
Sfogliatella: a shell-shaped pastry of crisp layers filled with ricotta and candied peel, for breakfast.
Mozzarella di bufala: buffalo milk mozzarella from Campania, eaten the day it is made.
Spaghetti alle vongole: pasta with clams, garlic, oil and parsley, the dish of the coast.
Limoncello: a lemon liqueur made from the large local lemons, served ice cold after dinner.

⚠️ What to avoid

Be wary of restaurants with picture menus and staff pulling you in near the big sights.
Check the bill for the coperto (cover charge) and any service before adding a tip.
Do not plan to drive the coast road in high season: check the number plate rules and use the boats instead.
Cover shoulders and knees to enter churches, Amalfi Cathedral included.

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