Road trip · Campania, Italy

Amalfi Coast Drive

Sorrento → Salerno

Thirty-four miles of hairpins carved into cliffs, lemon terraces above and turquoise coves below. Short on distance, endless on stops.

34 miles · 2 suggested days · best May and late September (no bus armadas) · $$$$

The route

Early access

ScenicEatStayDetour

1
Positano viewpoint
Scenicmile 10
The pastel cascade shot, best from the westbound pullouts.
2
Da Adolfo, Laurito beach
Eatmile 12
Boat-access-only lunch: mozzarella grilled on lemon leaves.
3
Fiordo di Furore
Scenicmile 16
A fjord under a bridge with a hidden beach wedged inside.
4
Amalfi cathedral steps
Detourmile 20
Espresso in the piazza, then the 9th-century duomo.
5
Ravello night
Staymile 24
A thousand feet above the sea — Wagner wrote here for a reason.
6
Cetara anchovies
Eatmile 29
The fishing village the tour buses skip; order the colatura pasta.

Make it yours

Ask the concierge to pace this drive around your DNA — where to linger, what to skip, and where to sleep.