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Walk the Path of the Lemons, an easy trail along the coast that passes through the region's famous, fragrant lemon groves. If you’re not bothered about being close to the sea, consider hill-hugging Ravello. Options here tend to be upmarket. Peaceful Hotel Villa Cimbrone, for example, the former home of Lord Grimthorpe, and once frequented by the Bloomsbury Group, has dreamy frescoed bedrooms and arguably one of the most romantic gardens in Italy. Even if you don’t stay here, you should pop in; the Terrace of Infinity, overlooking the bay, is a delight. This article contains links from which we may earn revenue. These links are signposted with an asterisk. More information here .

The steep staircase that leads down to Spiaggia Arienzo, near Positano, puts most people off this beach. Brave it and you’ll be richly rewarded with a cosy stretch of sand and clear waters. This itinerary focuses on the principal stretch of the SS163, but the corniche road continues no-less dramatically all the way to Vietri-sul-Mare and tends to attract fewer crowds in this eastern stretch. A word of warning; the road is notoriously difficult to navigate, mainly for the sheer volume of traffic. In high season (May to September), you are likely to find yourself at best crawling along at a snail’s pace, bumper-to-bumper behind scores of tourist buses. So either move around by sea or avoid these months; April and October are good times to visit. Explore our interactive map below for all the local highlights, and scroll down for our suggested day-by-day summary of the best things to see and do. Slightly understated Praiano is a lovely whitewashed town that spills down to a pretty harbour. Visit the yellow 15th-century church and wander to neighbouring Furore to see a 30-metre-high bridge cross the fjord.A beguilingly beautiful region of cliff-clinging towns, colourful houses and verdant mountains, the Amalfi Coast is an unforgettable holiday destination. The local dress code for churches dictates that shoulders and midriffs should be covered (a scarf or shawl will do) and skirts should not be too short. Local insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - whether it's history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics

Holidays to the Amalfi Coast give colourful clifftop vibes, eye-popping coastal vistas and picturesque piazzas. Alternatively, there’s the sprawling Belmond Hotel Caruso, perched high above the town, or, for a reasonably priced bolthole, Hotel Parsifal, converted from a monastery. Once a hub of ironworks and paper factories, Valle delle Ferriere is now a delightful subtropical forested valley, with mossy ruins, waterfalls and endemic orchids.

Presiding over Positano are two grand dames of the Amalfi Coast: the discreetly glamorous Il San Pietro di Positano (if not staying, come for a sundowner at its attractive majolica-tiled bar; a shuttle bus runs from the La Sponda stop in town) and Le Sirenuse. The latter’s antique-stuffed bedrooms, floor tiles and delightful sea-facing balconies are unforgettable. In this curious biography, Peyfritte writes of the unlikely and highly unconventional life of French millionaire and minor literary figure, Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen. After some misbehaving in France that involved amorous escapades with young high school boys, Fersen lived in exile on Capri at the turn of the century.Here he built the magnificent Villa Lysis and later formed a romantic relationship with a seventeen year old Roman lad named Nico.Peyrefitte documents Fersen’s eccentric life in Capri. The real gems here are passages covering Oscar Wilde’s temper tantrums at the Hotel Quisisana and Friedrich Krupp’s insistence that his male stewards wear matching tasseled uniforms.It was the Capri of yesteryear before it became the easily reached international destination it is today. 8)A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen Italians always say hello and goodbye in social situations and when entering or leaving a bar or a shop; a simple buon giorno in the morning or buona sera in the evening is good, plus arriverderci when you leave. When you are introduced to an Italian, it is normal to shake hands. Once in the area, the SITA bus company provides an efficient, cheap service up and down the coast and to outlying towns and there are plenty of taxis. Board a boat from Amalfi and wend your way around to Santa Croce, which can only be accessed from the water. Two restaurants serve eager beach-goers and a pontoon makes it easy to step ashore.

Typical Campanian food includes fabulous seafood — look out for zuppe di pesce, their take on bouillabaisse, then pizzas (using local mozzarella di bufala), and a rather moreish pear and ricotta tart. Local wines, too, are pretty reasonable: I recommend the fresh and fruity falanghina whites — perfect with seafood, or a full-bodied aglianico red.a href="https://www.vogue.fr/lifestyle/article/amalfi-coast-le-livre-qui-compile-les-plus-belles-photos-de-la-cote-amalfitaine"> Amalfi Coast, le livre qui compile les plus belles photos de la Côte Amalfitaine; By Jade Simon, Vogue Online (France), May 2020

Toolkit - all of the planning tools for solo travellers, LGBTQIA+ travellers, family travellers and accessible travelYou need strong legs and a head for heights to walk the legendary Path of the Gods, which offers dizzying sea views. Feast on just-caught seafood Greene never wrote about Capri.In fact, at times he displayed open frustration with the island.But one thing was indisputable.He wrote A LOT from Capri.His spartan study at his villain Anacapri, Il Rosaio was his workshop.With great discipline he pledged to write at least 350 words per day here.On Capri, Greene notes, “in four weeks I do the work of six months elsewhere.” Shirley Hazzard’s book, Greene on Capri documents Greene’s time on Capri, a period of great industriousness. On this varied coastal landscape, natural wonders abound. Get outdoors and find your own adventure on your Amalfi Coast holidays.