If you love beautiful views and quaint, picturesque towns, go to the Amalfi Coast, but don’t drive there for one huge reason: parking anywhere on the Amalfi Coast is nearly impossible. Parking is especially impossible in the most picturesque towns.
Photoblog, Naples, Italy, Europe. April 9, 2025
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We first took a train from Naples to Sorrento and then picked up a car with a driver for the trip eastbound on the coast. The Amalfi Coast drive is 25 miles long. Like the towns, the road hangs on a cliff between the mountains and the ocean. The very best seats were on the right side, overlooking the water. We had great views, but stops for photos were difficult due to the locals using every wide spot in the road for parking.
The road is good but narrow in spots. Over the years, it has been converted to a one-way street from the north end to the town of Amalfi. Bus traffic is limited to the Amalfi Coast’s eastern end, a steep southern shore of the Sorrentine Peninsula. The cities are built clinging to the mountainside overlooking the sea.
The Amalfi Coast is a stretch of coastline in southern Italy overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Gulf of Salerno. During the 10th–11th centuries, the Duchy of Amalfi existed on the territory of the Amalfi Coast, centered in Amalfi. The Principality of Salerno later controlled the Amalfi coast until Amalfi was sacked by the Republic of Pisa in 1137.
The Amalfi Coast was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Starting our tour in Sorrento, we hugged the coastline eastbound. Our first stop on the Amalfi Coast was Positano, which clings to the hillside. We parked at a private driveway and then hiked to the plaza in front of the Church of Santa Maria Assunta. It seemed like a long trip down to the plaza, but it took a long time because of the number of photo stops. Hiking uphill back to the car was much quicker. We then proceeded east, stopping in the towns of Amalfi and Ravello and then departing the coast into the mountains at Maiori. Of course, along our route, we saw other villages but didn’t stop.
Photos of the Amalfi Coast
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Such an awesome experience. Photos are beautiful. That photo is stunning! Happy Travels…
These are amazing pictures and trip.