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Europe · Italy
Amalfi Coast Slow Travel
Lemon groves, cliff villages and coastal ferries on the Tyrrhenian.
8 days
Max 12 travelers
Easy · May–September
4.7
(291 reviews)
The Amalfi Coast rewards travelers who refuse to rush. This eight-day Italian itinerary is built around slow mornings and blue evenings: a terrace breakfast above Positano, a lemon-grove walk between villages, and an afternoon ferry to the vertical island of Capri. We balance the famous viewpoints with the quiet in-betweens — the convent gardens of Ravello, the paper mill of Amalfi, a seafood lunch where the locals queue.
Staying in a single cliffside base near Praiano means no daily suitcase-shuffling. A licensed coastal guide unpacks the Amalfi Republic’s history, while a private boat picks you up for a sunset swim beneath the Furore fjord. Fine food, better wine, no whiplash.
Journey highlights
- Boat day to Capri, Blue Grotto & sunset fjord swim
- Lemon-grove guided trail from Amalfi to Pogerola
- Ravello villa & garden passes in full bloom
- Positano village walk & ceramic workshop
Day-by-day itinerary
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Naples to the coast
Private transfer from Naples, cliffside check-in, welcome dinner of seafood classics.
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Positano morning
Guided village walk, ceramic workshop, lemon slush stops in the alleys.
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Ravello gardens
Villa Rufolo and Villa Cimbrone gardens, live chamber-music evening.
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Capri by boat
Ferry to Capri, Blue Grotto visit, liberty-taxi tour of Anacapri.
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Lemon trail
Guided lemon-grove walk from Amalfi, sfusato-amalfitano lunch with a producer.
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Furore fjord day
Private boat day, fjord swim, lunch at a clifftop trattoria in Conca dei Marini.
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A Tarantella evening
Amalfi cathedral & paper museum, folklore tarantella dinner in Maiori.
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Ciao, Costiera
Slow breakfast, final swim, private transfer back to Naples airport.
What's included
- All transfers & ferries
- 7 nights cliffside hotel
- Daily breakfast + 5 dinners
- Private Capri boat day
- Licensed coastal guide
- All garden & museum passes
Good to know
- International flights
- Travel insurance (required)
- Personal shopping
- Travel insurance is required for every departure.
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