Sorrento is considered the gateway to the Amalfi Coast, but this storied resort town is a destination in itself. Experience its charm and history with this walking tour through the historic center. An overview of Sorrento in just an hour before to go to te Amalfi coast.

Positano is the first jewel of this coast. it's a very popular resort. notable for its picturesque townscape. built on terraces on the hillside or clinging to the rocks. The town is intersected by a network of alleys and stairways. Clinging to the mountain slope. running under arches, or descending precipitously and tortuously to the sea below. The architecture of the house, too, is distinctive: their facades are graced with broad balconies and several buildings are roofed with domes. Notable among these is the majolica dome of the church of Santa Maria dell' Assunta. excellent hotels and bathing and sporting facilities make Positano one of the most favourite and fashionable resort on the Amalfi coast.

On leaving Positano, the road where possible hugs the coast, its curves opening up a neverending succession of panoramic views and picturesque sights. In Praiano, the houses are clustered together into small villages and cling to the limestone rock.

This is a well-known holiday resort situated close to the cape of the same name, and famous in the past for its dockyards, in which merchant vessels were built. The houses are spread over the rocky plateau on which the town lie and where we may note walls supporting the artificial terraces planted with orange, lemons, and olive groves.

The town of Amalfi, which gives its name to the whole coast on which it lies, is one of the most renowned tourist resorts in the Campania region. The town, so distinctive in appearance and so picturesque in the situation clings to the rocky outcrops of the Monti Lattari and is wedged tightly into the narrow valley de mulini. Here you can spend more than an hour and we highly suggest to visit the cathedral of Sant Andrea the pearl of Amalfi town.

Ravello is one of the towns belonging to the Amalfi Coast. It’s a small but lively town, listed in the Unesco World Heritage Site since 1996. The town has a very peculiar history: it was founded slightly behind the coast, on a hill, as a safe harbour against the barbarians. After the barbarian invasions, Ravello has become a very important town. Ravello has also been a famous destination for artists, writers and musicians. Ravello is part of the traditional Amalfi Coast tour and it should definitely be part of your vacation, even if you have got little time to spare.

after visiting the main spots of the Amalfi coast we back to Naples