Amalfi Coast, Italy — Bella Via Travels
Italy
Amalfi Coast
The most dramatic coastline in Europe
The Amalfi Coast is the Italy of the imagination — a coastline of vertical drama, lemon groves and a light so particular that it has been drawing artists, writers and travellers for two centuries.
Positano is the most photographed town on the coast — a cascade of pink and white houses tumbling down a cliff to a small beach, with the boats of the fishing fleet pulled up on the shore. It is beautiful, it is crowded in summer, and it is best experienced in May or October when the light is extraordinary and the tourists are manageable.
Ravello sits above the coast on a ridge with views that stretch to the horizon — a town of gardens, music and a particular quality of silence that makes it unlike anywhere else on the Amalfi. The Villa Cimbrone and the Villa Rufolo have gardens that are among the finest in Italy.
The Path of the Gods — the Sentiero degli Dei — runs along the ridge above the coast from Agerola to Positano, with views that justify the name. Bella Via designs Amalfi itineraries that combine the famous towns with the quieter pleasures of the interior and the islands of Capri and Ischia.
“Ravello at dawn, with the mist below and the coast emerging from the sea — it is one of the great views in Italy.”
What to Expect
The Bella Via Experience in Amalfi Coast
Positano
The most beautiful town on the coast — best experienced in May or October, when the light is extraordinary and the summer crowds have gone.
Ravello
A hilltop town above the coast with gardens, music and views that stretch to the horizon — the most peaceful place on the Amalfi.
The Path of the Gods
A walking trail along the ridge above the coast, with views of Positano, the islands and the open Mediterranean that justify the name.
Capri
An island of extraordinary beauty — the Blue Grotto, the Faraglioni rocks, the Gardens of Augustus and a glamour that has survived a century of tourism.
The Amalfi Coast rewards those who arrive in the right season and stay long enough to find the version of it that the crowds have not yet reached. We will help you do exactly that.