Scenic & Viewpoints
Take the ferry along the coast
Amalfi Coast · Campania
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Scenic & Viewpoints
- COUNTRY
- Italy
- REGION
- Amalfi Coast · Campania
- DURATION
- An hour or two between the main points
- DIFFICULTY
- No effort — board the ferry and sit on the deck.
- BEST TIME
- The ferry season, April to October; mornings for the calmest sea.
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE
The ferries that run along the Amalfi Coast in the season are the most relaxed way to arrive and the best way to see the coast from the sea. The boats run from Naples and Sorrento to Positano, Amalfi and the other villages, and the ride gives the view that the road cannot — the full height of the cliffs, the villages tumbling down to the water, and the sea opening out toward Capri. For a visitor, arriving by ferry rather than by the winding road is the way to start a visit, and the ferry between the villages is the most pleasant transport along the coast once you are there.
WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE
What you’ll experience
THE EXPERIENCE IN DETAIL
What it’s really like
HIGHLIGHTS
Moments worth savouring
The cliffs from the sea — the full height of the coast seen from the water, the view the road cannot give.
The villages from the water — Positano and Amalfi seen from below, the way they were meant to be approached.
Capri and the Li Galli — the islands visible across the water on the crossing.
The arrival — the approach to Positano or Amalfi by water, the most dramatic way to arrive.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Good to know before you go
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Before you go
MAP & LOCATION
Take the ferry along the coast
Take the ferry along the coast, Amalfi Coast, Campania, Italy
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MORE EXPERIENCES
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FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Da Adolfo — a beach restaurant at Laurito reachable by boat from Positano, for grilled fish and the sunbeds
La Caravella — a historic Michelin-starred restaurant in Amalfi, for refined Amalfitan cooking
Rossellini’s — the restaurant of the Palazzo Avitorea in Ravello, for the terrace and the cooking
Casa e Bottega — a farm-to-table restaurant above Positano, for seasonal cooking and the view
Da Maria — a simple trattoria in Amalfi for honest Amalfitan dishes and the lemon menu
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Le Sirenuse — the celebrated hotel in Positano, a former 18th-century palace, the most famous on the coast
Hotel Santa Caterina — a grand hotel above Amalfi with a sea-water pool and a private beach
Palazzo Murat — a boutique hotel in an 18th-century palace in the heart of Positano
Hotel Villa Cimbrone — a hotel in the gardens of Villa Cimbrone in Ravello, with the Terrace of Infinity
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