I learned the hard way that the wrong shoes can ruin a day on the Amalfi Coast. My first afternoon in Positano, I watched a woman in brand-new espadrilles take one step onto the cobblestones and immediately sit down on a wall to rub her heel. That moment stuck with me. The coast is built on cliffs with uneven cobblestone streets and steep steps. Wrong shoes will ruin your trip. – cerratolimo.com So let’s start there, because nothing else matters
I knew the Amalfi Coast would be beautiful, but I didn’t expect the pre-dinner hours to feel like a ritual worth planning a whole trip around. The Italian aperitivo — a slow drink with small snacks between 6 and 8 PM — is already a lovely habit. On this coast, with the sun dropping over the Tyrrhenian Sea and a Negroni in hand, it becomes something else entirely. Emily’s Take The best cocktail bars on the Amalfi Coast aren’t just
I’d read about the Amalfi Coast’s vertical vineyards before, but nothing prepared me for the vines themselves. In Tramonti, a mountain village in the Lattari Mountains above the coast, I stood beneath grapevines that have been growing in the same spot for 150 to 200 years. They survived phylloxera — the pest that wiped out most of Europe’s vineyards in the late 19th century — because the volcanic and sandy soil here kept the root-eating aphid at bay. That’s not
I stepped onto the terrace at Palazzo Avino in Ravello and forgot to breathe for a second. The cliff drops a thousand feet straight down to the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the infinity pool below melts right into the horizon. That is the setting for Rossellini’s, one of two restaurants on this ridge that have turned cliffside dining into something close to performance art. Rossellini’s at Palazzo Avino ranks #13 in the Top 50 Restaurants with the Best View in the
Monastero Santa Rosa, a 17th-century monastery built into the cliffs of Conca dei Marini, offers just 20 rooms and holds a single Michelin star at its restaurant, Il Refettorio. – independent.co.uk I first spotted the monastery from a taxi winding along the Amalfi Coast road. It looked like a sandstone fortress clinging to the cliff, with terraced gardens tumbling down toward the sea. I asked my driver what it was. “Monastero Santa Rosa,” he said. “Nuns lived there for centuries.”
Vettica Maggiore’s “vertical city” layout features hundreds of stairs climbing cliffs, with the highest point reaching 120 metres above sea level. – italysegreta.com I stood at the top of those stairs for a solid minute before I started descending. A 1960s photograph by Giovanni Forgione shows the old post office building at the intersection with Rampa Francesco Russo, just above the Church of San Gennaro. The road in that photo — the Amalfi Coast Road, or Statale Amalfitana — has
I stood on the Terrace of Infinity at Villa Cimbrone, gripping the stone balustrade while the Gulf of Salerno spread out below like a sheet of hammered silver. Behind me, a dozen other visitors jostled for the same Instagram shot. I loved it — but I also felt a tug toward something quieter. That something turned out to be a part of the same estate that almost nobody talks about. Villa Cimbrone’s gardens span about 6 hectares on the rocky
I stood on the pebbly shore of Marina di Conca, looking up at a tiny white chapel wedged into the cliff. No one else was around. My kids were sorting stones, and Michael was already framing a shot with his phone. That’s when I realized this was the spot I’d been chasing — a place that rarely makes the photo stops on the Amalfi Coast, but absolutely should. The chapel of Our Lady of the Snow at Marina di Conca
I spotted the terrace of Ristorante Bruno first, a white ledge of tables and umbrellas clinging to the cliffside, and I actually stopped walking. The late afternoon sun was hitting the pastel buildings of Positano just right, turning the whole hillside a shade of warm peach I’ve never quite seen before. It’s the kind of view that makes you forget you’re hungry, which is saying something when you’re me. Positano draws over 5 million visitors to the Amalfi Coast annually,
On a recent trip, I discovered Villa Cimbrone in Ravello, Italy, and it quickly became a highlight. The star of the show is undoubtedly the Infinity Terrace, offering a view that stops you in your tracks. It’s the kind of place that makes you want to pull out your camera, but also just want to stand and soak it all in. If you’re planning a trip to the Amalfi Coast, this is a destination that truly lives up to the
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The Sentiero dei Limoni connects Maiori and Minori with roughly 400–800 stone steps, climbing through terraces where the sfusato amalfitano lemon has been grown for centuries. – Amalfi Outdoor Experience I was standing in the main piazza of Minori, coffee in hand, staring up at the hillside behind the Basilica di Santa Trofimena. Terraced rows of green and yellow climbed the slope in tight lines, held up by dry-stone walls that looked older than the church itself. A few minutes earlier I had asked a local shopkeeper about the lemon groves visible from town. She pointed to a narrow
I first heard about Marina del Cantone from a friend who grew up going to the Sorrento coast long before the influencers arrived. She described it as the place her family went when they wanted to escape the crowds, a little fishing village with a pebbled beach and a pasta dish so good it has its own name. I’d been to Sorrento, Positano, and Amalfi, and loved them, but I also felt the strain of the crowds. So when I finally made it to Marina del Cantone, I understood exactly what she meant. Marina del Cantone is a refuge
I stood on the pebble beach at Marina del Cantone, squinting at the water. It was a shade of blue so deep and vivid that I thought my eyes were playing tricks. I pulled out my phone, lined up the shot, and watched the screen turn the color into something flat and ordinary. The water in Nerano simply does not photograph correctly. That’s not a complaint — it’s a challenge. Nerano is a tiny fishing village in the municipality of Massa Lubrense, about 70 km from Naples, tucked between the Amalfi Coast and the Sorrento Peninsula. Nerano is a
Cava de’ Tirreni has reinvented itself. It is no longer just a beach destination. It is a place where people come for the art, the history and the peace.” – Pasquale Schiattarella, local tour guide, via The New York Times I stepped out of the car in Cava de’ Tirreni and the first thing I noticed was the air. Cool, clean, carrying pine instead of salt. After days on the Amalfi Coast, where heat bounces off limestone and the sea breeze is a constant companion, the shift felt immediate. This town sits on the steep slopes of the Lattari
I stood on a terrace carved into rock so steep I had to brace myself with one hand. Below me, the Mediterranean glittered. Beside me, vines twisted out of soil that barely looked deep enough for a houseplant. In August 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization added Amalfi’s terraced farming system to its Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems list — recognizing that these stone-walled plots let people grow food on terrain most would call impossible. – lavocedinewyork.com Emily’s Take Yes, the vineyard terraces of Furore are worth a detour — but only if you’re okay with steep roads, manual
I stood at the edge of the path in Bomerano, looking down at the terraced lemon groves and the sea stretching toward Capri, and I finally understood why they call it the Path of the Gods. The Sentiero degli Dei runs 7.8 km from Bomerano (in the municipality of Agerola) to Nocelle, a hamlet above Positano, and it’s the kind of walk that shifts something in you. Most people start from the other end, but the real magic happens when you go this way. The trail runs 7.8 km from Bomerano (Agerola) to Nocelle, mostly downhill, with views of
