Sorrento and the Path of the Gods in 3 days
A clifftop town on the Bay of Naples and a practical base, linked by train, bus and ferry. It is also the easiest base for the Path of the Gods, the trail high above the Amalfi Coast and Positano.
The plan, day by day
Day 1
- Morning
Piazza Tasso and the tuff cliffsfree · about 45 minThe town's main square sits above a deep ravine, and the old centre stands on tuff cliffs dropping straight to the sea.
- Afternoon
The Path of the Godsfree · 2 to 3 hA clifftop trail from Bomerano to Nocelle, high above Positano and the Amalfi Coast, reached from Sorrento by bus.
- Late afternoon
Views of Vesuviusfree · about 30 minFrom the terraces and the harbour, Vesuvius rises across the Bay of Naples, clearest at sunset.
Day 2
- Morning
Limoncello and lemonsabout 1 hThe peninsula's large lemons grow under pergolas of chestnut poles and go into limoncello, the lemon liqueur sold all over town.
Day 3
- All day
A central base for day tripsa full dayThe Circumvesuviana train reaches Pompeii and Naples, buses serve the Amalfi Coast, and ferries sail to Capri.
Where to sleep in Sorrento and the Path of the Gods
- Hotel Nice · €90 a night
- Hotel Mignon · €100 a night
- Seven Hostel · €80 a night
- Hotel Michelangelo · €170 a night
- Hotel La Tonnarella · €230 a night
- Hotel Caravel · €160 a night
- Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria · €700 a night
- Grand Hotel Cocumella · €400 a night
- Grand Hotel Royal · €450 a night
Plan this trip
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