Minori and Maiori from above, the two bays one after the other

West to east

The ten towns.

Thirty-six and a half kilometres of road, from Positano to Vietri sul Mare. Each town has its own character, its beaches, its crowded hours and its empty ones.

Towns: 10
Beaches: 22
Trails: 18

Photo: Mihaela Claudia Puscas

The road

One road, and every town along it.

The SS163 runs above the sea from Positano to Vietri. Ravello sits above it, reached from Atrani.

PositanoThe vertical town
15 minPraianoWhere the sun goes down
15 minFuroreThe fjord
15 minAmalfiThe maritime republic
5 minRavellouphill, 25 min AtraniItaly’s smallest town
8 minMinoriPasta and pastry
5 minMaioriThe longest beach
15 minCetaraThe fishing village
12 minVietri sul MareCeramics

SITA bus minutes from one stop to the next, outside rush hour. In summer the traffic on the coast road can double them.

The towns

What each one is like, and how it is now.

Positano from the road, its houses stepping down to Spiaggia Grande and the boats at anchor

Almost emptyLetizia Agosta

The vertical townPositanoHouses stacked over Spiaggia Grande, and the Path of the Gods ending at Nocelle, above the town.

San Gennaro in Praiano, its tiled dome over the sea

Almost empty3DVISU

Where the sun goes downPraianoThe sun sets behind Capri, and you see it from here. The tower on the sea, many steps, few crowds.

The Furore bridge over the fjord, seen from the water

Almost emptyVincenzo Merolla

The fjordFuroreThe fjord under the bridge, vines on the rock walls, and a village scattered up the mountain.

Amalfi from the sea, the town held between the mountains

Almost emptyKen Shono

The maritime republicAmalfiThe cathedral at the top of its steps, the ferry harbour, the handmade paper of the old mills.

Atrani, white houses packed above the beach and the road on arches

Almost emptyHongbin

Italy’s smallest townAtraniOne square, one beach, houses packed above the arches of the coast road.

The pine and the towers of Villa Rufolo above the coast in Ravello

Almost emptyJordi Vich Navarro

The town of musicRavelloThree hundred metres above the sea: the villas, the gardens, the summer concerts.

Almost emptyMihaela Claudia Puscas

Pasta and pastryMinoriThe Roman villa, the scialatielli, the pastry shops on the seafront.

Maiori from above, the long beach and the bay behind flowers

Almost emptyMatteo Eria

The longest beachMaioriThe longest seafront on the coast, the Norman tower, lemons on the hills.

Cetara harbour with the fishing boats moored

Almost emptyAlan Aerts

The fishing villageCetaraThe fishing boats, colatura di alici, the tuna.

Vietri sul Mare in late afternoon light, the Gulf of Salerno beyond

Almost emptyGianpaolo Antonucci

CeramicsVietri sul MareTiled domes, potters’ workshops, and the Due Fratelli rocks off the beach.