Road trip · Campania, Italy
Amalfi Coast Drive
Sorrento → Salerno
Thirty-four miles of hairpins carved into cliffs, lemon terraces above and turquoise coves below. Short on distance, endless on stops.
34 mi · 2 days · best May and late September (no bus armadas) · $$$$
The route
Start, finish and every stop, pinned — turn-by-turn in one tap.
Pace & driving
Relaxed pace51 min
total driving
26 min
driving per day
17
miles per day
Driving times are estimates at a ~40 mph touring pace (stops, photos and traffic add to the clock).
Along the way
- 🚗 10 mi · ~15 min1
Positano viewpoint
Scenicmile 10The pastel cascade shot, best from the westbound pullouts.
- 🚗 2 mi · ~3 min2
Da Adolfo, Laurito beach
Eatmile 12Boat-access-only lunch: mozzarella grilled on lemon leaves.
- 🚗 4 mi · ~6 min3
Fiordo di Furore
Scenicmile 16A fjord under a bridge with a hidden beach wedged inside.
- 🚗 4 mi · ~6 min4
Amalfi cathedral steps
Detourmile 20Espresso in the piazza, then the 9th-century duomo.
- 🚗 4 mi · ~6 min5
Ravello night
Staymile 24A thousand feet above the sea — Wagner wrote here for a reason.
- 🚗 5 mi · ~8 min6
Cetara anchovies
Eatmile 29The fishing village the tour buses skip; order the colatura pasta.
🏁 Salerno
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