Amalfi Coast

Amalfi Coast

Positano · Ravello · Praiano

Sun-SoakedSensorySlow PacePrivate Dining
10 days / 9 nights·37 highlights

Ten days on the southern Italian coast, split between two legendary addresses. Begin in Positano — vertical, sun-bleached, impossibly beautiful — where mornings start in the sea and evenings unfold over handmade pasta and local Fiano on candlelit terraces above the water. Then climb to Ravello, 350 metres above the coast, where Wagner composed and Gore Vidal stayed for thirty years, and where the Belvedere of Infinity earns its name at every sunrise. This is slow travel at its most intentional: private boats to hidden coves, lemon-grove walks with third-generation farmers, Michelin-starred terraces with views that render conversation unnecessary.

Estimated budget

Estimated budget

From

£18,000

Accommodation£10,800
Dining£3,600
Experiences£2,000
Transport£1,600

Estimates in GBP for two people. Final pricing depends on dates, availability, and preferences.

Positano
Chapter 1

Positano

5 nights in Positano · Italy

UnhurriedSun-drenchedromantic

Positano is best experienced early and late — before the day boats arrive and after they leave. Mornings in the water, afternoons doing nothing, evenings that start at 8pm and end when they end.

Where you're staying

Day 1

Arrival by boat · First swim · Donna Rosa

The private boat from Naples takes about 45 minutes. Arrive, change, swim. The Mediterranean in June needs no introduction.

Afternoon
Private speedboat — Naples to Positano

Naples Mergellina

45m

Positano

The drive via Amalfi takes 2 hours and involves hairpins. The boat from Mergellina takes 45 minutes and arrives at Positano from the sea — the correct direction.

Afternoon swim — Spiaggia Grande

Positano is built on an almost vertical cliff face — the only way to grasp its scale is from the water looking back at it, the way the fishermen who lived here for centuries knew it.

Iconic BeachRelaxingcoastal

Spiaggia Grande, Positano

Evening

Dinner — Donna Rosa

Donna Rosa sits above Positano in the village of Montepertuso — a 20-minute taxi ride up.

Michelin StarSea ViewClassic

Montepertuso, above Positano

Day 2

Praiano · Marina di Praia · La Zagara · Next2

Ten minutes along the coast by water taxi, Praiano is what Positano was forty years ago. Quieter beach, no day-trippers, and a restaurant perched above a hidden cove that most people on the Amalfi Coast will never find. In the evening, Next2 in Positano is one of the coast's most precise and personal tables.

Morning
Water taxi to Praiano

Marina di Praia — morning swim

Marina di Praia is a hidden cove at the foot of a narrow gorge — accessible only by sea or a steep staircase through the rock.

Hidden CoveOff the Beaten PathRelaxing

Marina di Praia, Praiano

Afternoon

Lunch — La Gavitella

La Gavitella sits on a terrace above the water with views down the coast toward Positano.

Sea ViewAlfrescoCasual

Via Gavitella, Praiano

Aperitivo — La Zagara

La Zagara is a walled lemon garden in the centre of Positano, established in the 1950s and still family-run.

IconicGarden TerraceGolden Hour

Via dei Mulini 8, Positano

Evening

Dinner — Next2

Next2 is 40 covers, owner-chef in the kitchen every service, no celebrity profile — just one of the coast's most consistently intelligent tables.

Fine DiningSea Viewromantic

Via Pasitea 242, Positano

Day 3

Capri — private charter · Blue Grotto · Da Paolino

Capri on a private charter is the right Capri. You control the timing — Blue Grotto before the ticket boats, lunch under lemon trees at Da Paolino, swimming off the Faraglioni in the afternoon. Back in Positano by 18:30 with exactly the right kind of exhaustion.

Morning

Private boat charter — Capri

A 38-foot wooden gozzo from the 1970s with Captain Marco, who has been running this route since 1995.

Private BoatIsland DayExclusive

Positano → Capri

Afternoon

Lunch — Da Paolino

Da Paolino is set in a lemon grove near Marina Grande — tables directly under the trees, the fruit hanging overhead.

Lemon GardenIconicCelebrity Haunt

Via Palazzo a Mare 11, Marina Grande, Capri

Gelato — Buonocore

Take the funicular up to Capri town after lunch.

Local FavouriteQuick StopBeloved

Via Vittorio Emanuele 35, Capri town

Day 4

Amalfi town · Valle delle Ferriere · Da Gemma · Sunset bar

Amalfi town is worth a day, specifically done early. The Cathedral before the tour groups arrive, the Pansa pastry counter, and then into the Valle delle Ferriere gorge while it's still cool. Da Gemma for lunch — open since 1872 — then back to Positano for the Champagne Bar at golden hour.

Morning
Ferry — Positano to Amalfi

Cattedrale di Sant'Andrea

9th century, Arab-Norman architecture, the striped facade rising above the piazza.

UNESCOHistoricUnmissable

Piazza del Duomo, Amalfi

Espresso & sfogliatelle — Pasticceria Pansa

Pasticceria Pansa has occupied the corner of Piazza del Duomo since 1830.

Local FavouriteTraditionalMorning Ritual

Piazza del Duomo 40, Amalfi

Valle delle Ferriere gorge walk

A gorge above Amalfi that cuts into the mountains through ancient paper mill ruins and wild orchids endemic to this valley alone.

Hidden GemNature WalkOff the Beaten Path

Valle delle Ferriere, above Amalfi

Afternoon

Lunch — Trattoria Da Gemma

Da Gemma has been open since 1872 — the oldest restaurant in Amalfi.

TraditionalSlow FoodNo-Fuss

Via Fra Gerardo Sasso 10, Amalfi

Evening

Golden hour — Le Sirenuse Champagne Bar

The Champagne Bar terrace at Le Sirenuse is one of the great golden-hour positions in Italy.

IconicLegendary ViewGolden Hour

Le Sirenuse, Via Cristoforo Colombo 30, Positano

Dinner — Il Ritrovo

Il Ritrovo is Slow Food endorsed and has been since the programme began.

Mountain VillageAtmosphericTraditional

Via Montepertuso 77, Montepertuso, Positano

Day 5

Lemon grove walk · Last swim · La Sponda by candlelight

The slow day. Walk through the terraced lemon groves above the town with Salvatore Gargiulo — third generation, working the same plots his grandfather cleared. Then the last swim, the last afternoon on the beach. La Sponda tonight — 400 candles and the most atmospheric room in southern Italy.

Morning

Lemon grove walk — Salvatore Gargiulo

The sfusato amalfitano lemon grows nowhere else.

Hidden GemLocal ProducerHands-On

Upper Positano terraces

Afternoon

Final swim & beach lunch — Spiaggia Grande

The last afternoon on Spiaggia Grande.

Beach ClubRelaxingFinal Morning

Spiaggia Grande, Positano

Afternoon walk — ceramics & coffee

Via dei Mulini in the upper village is quieter than the seafront.

Artisan CraftUnhurriedLocal Shops

Via dei Mulini · Via Cristoforo Colombo, Positano

Evening

Farewell dinner — La Sponda

La Sponda is the in-house restaurant at Le Sirenuse — 400 candles lit at nightfall, the terrace overlooking the coast, Chef Gennaro Russo's Campanian tasting menu.

CandlelitromanticIconic

Le Sirenuse, Via Cristoforo Colombo 30, Positano

Onward to Ravello

Private car· Private vehicle with driver

Positano

Le Sirenuse

1h 30m

Ravello

Villa Cimbrone

The SP163 coastal road is one of the most dramatic drives in Europe. Your driver will stop at the Furore Fiord viewpoint — a sheer gorge that splits the cliff to a tiny beach far below.

Ravello
Chapter 2

Ravello

5 nights in Ravello · Italy

ElevatedMusicalContemplative

Ravello sits 350 metres above the coast and feels several centuries removed from it. Wagner composed here. Gore Vidal lived here for 30 years. The garden of Villa Cimbrone has the best view in the world, and at 6am it belongs to you.

Where you're staying

Day 6

SP163 drive · Arrival in Ravello · Belvedere at dusk · Rossellinis

The drive from Positano to Ravello on the SP163 is one of the most dramatic in Europe. Your driver will stop at the Furore Fiord — a sheer gorge that splits the cliff face to a tiny beach far below. You're in Ravello by noon. The afternoon is for settling. Rossellinis tonight.

Morning

Furore Fiord viewpoint

The Furore Fiord is the most dramatic point on the SP163 — a sheer gorge cutting through the cliff to a tiny beach you can just see far below.

Hidden GemDramatic ViewsScenic Stop

Furore, Amalfi Coast

Afternoon

Lunch — Cumpa' Cosimo

Cumpa' Cosimo is the most beloved trattoria in Ravello — the Bottone family has been cooking here since the 1920s.

Family-RunTraditionalNo-Fuss

Via Roma 44, Ravello

Ravello centre — Piazza Duomo & 12th-century cathedral

Ravello's Piazza del Duomo is the size of a village square but has the gravitational weight of somewhere much larger — because of the cathedral (12th century, a pulpit of 1272 with extraordinary mosaics), and because the streets around it are unchanged since the Renaissance.

HistoricSelf-GuidedPeaceful

Piazza del Duomo, Ravello

Evening

Belvedere of Infinity — arrival sunset

The Belvedere of Infinity has been described as the finest view in the world since the 1920s.

Iconic ViewGolden HourUnmissable

Villa Cimbrone, Ravello

Dinner — Rossellinis ✦ Michelin

One Michelin star, terrace dining above the Gulf of Salerno, Chef Mimmo Di Raffaele's intelligent interpretation of Campanian cuisine.

Michelin StarGarden TerraceFormal

Palazzo Avino, Via San Giovanni del Toro 28, Ravello

Day 7

Sunrise at the Belvedere · Villa Rufolo · Ravello Festival

Ask the night porter to unlock the lower garden gate before you sleep. The Belvedere at 6:30am — no one else is there, the coast turns gold, the sea is flat. Then Villa Rufolo, where Wagner came in 1880 and wrote what he saw into Parsifal. If the Festival is on tonight, there is nowhere better to hear classical music in the world.

Morning

Belvedere of Infinity — sunrise

The Belvedere at sunrise is a different experience to the Belvedere at sunset — quieter, cooler, and more private.

Before the CrowdsUnmissableQuiet

Villa Cimbrone, Ravello

Breakfast in the Villa Cimbrone gardens

Breakfast in the garden of Villa Cimbrone, surrounded by roses and stone walls, is one of those travel moments that justifies the room rate.

IconicGarden Diningromantic

Villa Cimbrone, Ravello

Villa Rufolo gardens

Villa Rufolo is a 13th-century villa with Moorish gardens on the edge of the Ravello cliff.

Historic GardensUNESCOPanoramic Views

Piazza del Duomo, Ravello

Afternoon

Lunch — Ristorante Pizzi e Ricami

Pizzi e Ricami is a small family-run room on a quiet Ravello street with no tourist traffic and the most honest cooking in town.

Hidden GemLocal FavouriteSimple Pleasures

Via della Mensa 5, Ravello

Evening

Ravello Festival — outdoor concert, Villa Rufolo

The Ravello Festival is one of the most respected outdoor classical music events in the world, held each summer on the Villa Rufolo stage — a cliff-edge terrace with the sea as its backdrop.

Cultural EventOpen AirSeasonal

Villa Rufolo, Ravello

Late wine — Bar Calce

Bar Calce is the unpretentious village bar on Piazza del Duomo — locals, festival-goers, no ceremony.

Low-KeyLocal BarLate Night

Piazza del Duomo, Ravello

Day 8

Atrani · Spiaggia Duoglio · La Caravella · Torre dello Ziro · Il Flauto di Pan

Atrani is the smallest municipality in Italy and almost nobody visits it. It's 10 minutes from Ravello by car and feels like a completely different century. Morning on the beach, lunch at La Caravella (Michelin-starred, Amalfi's oldest restaurant), and the most romantic dinner of the trip at Il Flauto di Pan tonight.

Morning

Atrani — free beach & espresso at Bar La Palma

Atrani is one kilometre from Amalfi and completely overlooked — it's the smallest municipality in Italy and has no tourist infrastructure.

Hidden VillageOff the Beaten PathAuthentic

Atrani, Amalfi Coast

Swim — Spiaggia Duoglio

Spiaggia Duoglio is a quiet pebble beach below Amalfi, reached by boat or a steep path through the cliff.

Quiet BeachLocal SecretRelaxing

Spiaggia Duoglio, below Amalfi

Afternoon

Lunch — Ristorante La Caravella ✦ Michelin

La Caravella has been open since 1959 and holds the only Michelin star in Amalfi town.

Michelin StarHistoricSeafood

Via Matteo Camera 12, Amalfi

Hike — Torre dello Ziro (optional)

Torre dello Ziro is a ruined 15th-century Aragonese tower on the clifftop above Atrani, with 360° views from the sea to the Lattari Mountains.

StrenuousPanoramicOptional

Torre dello Ziro, above Atrani

Evening

Dinner — Il Flauto di Pan (Villa Cimbrone gardens)

Il Flauto di Pan is Villa Cimbrone's in-house restaurant — tables set in the private walled garden, lanterns and candles, the rose-covered walls overhead.

Garden DiningromanticExclusive

Villa Cimbrone, Ravello

Day 9

Cetara · colatura di alici · Vietri ceramics · Acqua Pazza · Quiet evening

Drive east, away from the tourist belt entirely. Cetara is a working fishing village known for its anchovy production and the colatura di alici — an ancient sauce that predates Worcestershire by a thousand years. Vietri sul Mare for ceramics. Back in Ravello by late afternoon. A simple dinner tonight — no ceremony.

Morning

Cetara — colatura di alici tasting at Delfino

Cetara's colatura di alici is the ancient ancestor of Worcestershire sauce — anchovies slowly fermented and pressed in wooden barrels, the liquid collected drop by drop (colatura means 'dripping').

Hidden VillageTraditionalArtisan Food

Via Marina 11, Cetara

Vietri sul Mare — Solimene factory & ceramics workshops

Vietri sul Mare is the ceramics capital of the Amalfi Coast — the kilns have been here since the 16th century.

Local CraftTraditionalArtisan

Via Madonna degli Angeli 7, Vietri sul Mare

Afternoon

Lunch — Acqua Pazza

Acqua Pazza in Cetara is the definitive anchovy restaurant.

Fresh CatchcoastalCasual

Piazza San Francesco 1, Cetara

Gardens & sunset — Villa Cimbrone

The Villa Cimbrone gardens at this hour — after the day visitors have left — are extraordinary.

Golden HourPeacefulIconic View

Villa Cimbrone, Ravello

Evening

Simple dinner — Cumpa' Cosimo

The last full evening in Ravello deserves a quiet dinner, not a production.

Family-RunRelaxedTraditional

Via Roma 44, Ravello

Day 10

Last sunrise · Slow morning · Da Salvatore · Palazzo della Marra

The last day. One more sunrise at the Belvedere, a slow breakfast, a walk through the rose garden. Lunch at Da Salvatore with the best panoramic view in Ravello. A final evening at Palazzo della Marra — 12 tables in a medieval palazzo, the bergamot sorbet between courses, and then it's over.

Morning

Last sunrise — Belvedere of Infinity

The Belvedere one last time.

UnmissableQuietromantic

Villa Cimbrone, Ravello

Rose garden walk & slow breakfast

Pack slowly.

RelaxingGardenPrivate

Villa Cimbrone, Ravello

Duomo museum & Wagner garden

The Ravello Duomo museum holds the Rufolo family's 12th-century mosaics and church treasures — small but extraordinary.

HistoricculturalQuiet

Piazza del Duomo, Ravello

Afternoon

Farewell lunch — Da Salvatore

Da Salvatore has the best panoramic terrace lunch in Ravello — the coast stretches from Positano to Salerno.

Terrace DiningSea ViewClassic

Via della Repubblica 2, Ravello

Last afternoon — Villa Cimbrone pool

The last afternoon in the sun.

RelaxingPrivateLuxury

Villa Cimbrone, Ravello

Evening

Final dinner — Palazzo della Marra

Palazzo della Marra is a Michelin-recommended restaurant in a 13th-century palazzo — 12 tables, no exterior signage, and Chef Antonio Muto's quiet, precise Campanian cooking.

Fine DiningHistoric PalazzoFarewell

Via della Marra 7, Ravello

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