Swimming
Spiaggia Grande, Positano
Positano's postcard beach: dark pebbles and grey sand crammed with loungers under the tumbling pastel town.
Best for the iconic view
Italy
Amalfi Coast
Italy's most romantic shoreline — pastel villages like Positano tumbling down sheer cliffs above a shimmering sea.
- Best time
- May – Jun, Sep – Oct
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About Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi Coast is a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of vertiginous cliffs dropping into cobalt sea, lemon groves scenting the air and pastel-painted fishing villages clinging to impossibly steep slopes. Positano is its most photographed star; Ravello's gardens offer the finest views; the Path of the Gods hiking trail above Praiano delivers both. A car is not needed: the SITA bus and water taxis connect everything.
Highlights
- Positano's pastel-stacked houses on the cliff
- Path of the Gods coastal hiking trail
- Ravello Villa Cimbrone gardens
- Limoncello at a clifftop bar
- Boat trip to Capri and the Blue Grotto
- Amalfi Cathedral and ancient paper museum
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Where you'll stay
Where you'll stay in Amalfi Coast
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Best beaches
By the sea
Best beaches in Amalfi Coast
The 6 shores actually worth the trip on Amalfi Coast — ranked, with the vibe of each and where to stay nearby. Tap a card to fly the map to it.
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- Dramatic
Fiordo di Furore
A slot of pebbles wedged in a sea gorge below a soaring road bridge — striking but genuinely tiny.
Best for dramatic scenery
- Sunset
Marina di Praia, Praiano
A narrow pebble cove squeezed into a cliff cleft, with fishing boats, tavernas and a glowing evening walk.
Best for sunset and seafood
- Snorkelling
Spiaggia del Duoglio, Amalfi
A quiet gravel cove of clear, deep water, earned by roughly 400 steps down the cliff from the road.
Best for snorkelling clear water
- Family
Spiaggia di Atrani
The Coast's rare stretch of real sand, calm behind a breakwater below a tiny, uncrowded old village.
Best for young children
- Secluded
Spiaggia di Fornillo, Positano
Positano's mellower pebble beach, a ten-minute clifftop path from the harbour, away from the crush.
Best for escaping the crowds
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Trips in Amalfi Coast
Day-by-day itineraries that take in Amalfi Coast — routes, timings and what to book.
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4 Nights 5 Days on the Amalfi Coast
Cliffside villages, lemon groves and boat days along Italy's most dramatic coastline.
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13 Nights The Grand Italian Rail Tour: A 14-Day Car-Free Journey from Rome to Venice
Discover the artistic treasures and sweeping coastal landscapes of Italy entirely by rail on this spectacular 14-day car-free itinerary. Seamlessly journey from the imperial monuments of Rome to the sun-bleached clifftops of the Amalfi Coast, onward through Renaissance Florence, and conclude along the historic canals of Venice.
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When you'll go
When to visit Amalfi Coast
May – June, September – October
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