Ultimate Amalfi Coast Travel Guide 2025: Itinerary, Budget, Tips & More!

Ultimate Amalfi Coast Travel Guide 2025: Itinerary, Budget, Tips & More!

Welcome to the Amalfi Coast. If you’re dreaming of a lemonscented, Vespa riding, pasta-filled Italian getaway, but need some guidance on where to start, this is the guide for you. We’re Alicia and Nate, and after planning our own trip to the Amalfi Coast, we’re giving you every detail so you don’t have to figure it all out from scratch. We’ll break down sample itineraries, what to eat, how to get around, how much it really costs, and tips to make your trip smoother. If you want a free Amalfi Coast mini guide with all of our recommendations, you can download that in the description below. Grab your espresso or maybe a lemon cello. And let’s dive in. If you do want to skip around in this video, you can take a look at the timeline for the chapters or everything is listed down in the description, too, so you can find what you’re looking for. It’s 5:00 a.m. somewhere. So, that was so anticlimactic. It really was. It’s kind of our hourglass. We presume or assume or think that this is about how long it will take for us to get through the video and give you all the information that you need to know. Yeah. Plus, it’s Italian. Glug. Gug glug. Okay. According to my calculations, we are halfway done with the video. Chapter one. Where is the Amalfi Coast and how do you get there? All right. The Amalfi Coast is in the Compia Comp, how do you think we say it? The Amalfi Coast is in the Compana region of Italy. obviously along the coast. The Amalfi Coast is a UNESCO World Heritage site actually and it’s a designated area. So it’s about 50 km ranging from Posano all the way to gosh Vietri Solomare which is just near Serno. So technically Serno, Sarrento and Capri are not part of the Amalfi coast but it is a very common like inclusion when people visit the Amalfi Coast. So we’re including it in this guide. The two closest airports to the Malfi Coast are Naples first and foremost. That is the ideal place to go to get there, but Rome also, which is obviously a much bigger airport, but you do have to take a train to get into the Amalfi Coast from there. And once you’re in Naples, you can take either the train or the ferry to get most of the way there and then public transportation by bus. So once you’re in the Malfi Coast, you could take the bus around. We’ll go over that in a later section. There’s a time stamp here if you want to jump to that part. But to take the ferry, you’re going to book ahead on Omio because they do sell out. They only run for the peak season and the shoulder season. So during the very off season, during the winter, they are not running. So you only can get to the Amalfi Coast by train or private transportation. So the ferry runs from Naples. There’s two ports in Naples, so make sure you know which one you’re going to actually be leaving from. You can get there from the airport via bus. That’s what we did. It was super easy and the bus driver was really nice to help us know which port to get off at with the ferry we were taking. You can do contactless payment for the buses in Naples, which is what we always do. Like I said, we booked through Omio for a ferry and just had a QR code on our phone to get onto the ferry and we brought our luggage that was no extra cost or anything. Fairies run around anywhere from like 8 to€25 per person depending on when you book. We paid about like €15 each time we booked. So, not too bad for a 2 and 1 half hour fairy ride. No, really not. and it was beautiful. Some are all indoor fairies, some are indooroutdoor fairies. I think just depending on which line you book and then these fairies will take you directly to Sarrento, Capri, Posatano or Amalfi like town, which is where we went. Um, and then they can also take you all the way to Serno, just depending on where you’re staying. There’s a couple of things to be mindful of when taking the fairies. One, they can get cancelled due to weather. So, that is always a possibility. Two, even if they’re not cancelled, weather can be kind of rough. So, if you’re someone who gets seasick a lot like her her Alicia, you’re going to want to bring a couple extra things. She wears ear patches at all times. And if it’s really bad, she’ll bring some drowsy free Dramamine. Yeah. Also, snacks, coffee, food, drinks, beer. You can buy all of that on the ferry itself. They have a little cafe area. However, as you would expect, it’s a little bit more expensive. So, there are usually shops in and around the port, but if you can even think further ahead and getting in the city before you ever go to the port areas, that will be your best option and most cost effective option for getting snacks, food, and drink before you get on the ferry. Yeah, if you need it. It’s really not that long of a ferry, though. It’s not, but it’s nice. Also, definitely have water though if you do get seasick. I think that’s something good to have. Yeah. And sit outside if you can. Yes. Port side. P O R T L E F T is on the left. Yeah. Good job. I finally remember it. so many years to get that down. Second option is you can take a train. The trains from Naples or I guess Rome or anywhere really in Italy will go to Sarrento or to Serno and you will need to then take transportation from there to wherever you’re staying. So I would only recommend those if you’re staying in Sarrento or Serno. Otherwise, the ferry is a better option. The other option is to rent a car. And we really love this option for traveling Italy at large because it’s just a really scenic country to drive through. Holy smokes. However, if your only intent is to go to the Amalfi with a car, we wouldn’t necessarily advise it because streets are quite narrow. Traffic is really, really heavily congested, especially in peak times of travel. parking. I mean, there’s limited capacity when you’re in a coastal town like this. It can get a little pricey and you’re also subject to the opening and closing times of the parking lots themselves. If you are going to rent a car because you’re doing a bigger trip and you’re still going to the Amalfi, I would just advise parking it at your hotel and getting around with public transportation. Also, the smaller the car, the better for sure, basically for all of Italy. Last tip, honestly, if you want just an easier route instead of taking a bus, a ferry, and then another bus, there’s always the option to get a private driver. Our favorite platform to book private drivers is always welcome pickups. They have a great service where they will meet you at the airport, track your flight if you’re late at all, have a sign for you, um take your luggage, put it in the car for you, there’s water in the car, and then they drive you door todo. So, really, you don’t have to think about anything. Obviously, more expensive. You can expect that to be around €150 to €200 depending on where you’re going. So, always an option. It’s amazing though. We love welcome pickups. All right, I think that’s it. Chapter one done. Chapter one done. Chapter two, suggested itineraries. Obviously, I know nothing about that. Doesn’t even know where we went. Okay, I’m the planner. Obviously, I had fun, though. Whatever she’s about to say, I had a blast. Okay. So, I think that you could either do any of the Amalfi coast in one day if you wanted. If you’re going to do that, just pick one town, go there for a day and really explore that town. I would recommend either to make that Postano or if you want to do uh Capri or Sarrento. I would say those three are the best options for that. But if you’re actually going to the Amalfi Coast, I would recommend at least 3 days. So, I’m going to give you a 3-day itinerary and a 7-day itinerary. For the 3-day itinerary, we recommend basing yourselves in the Amalfi Coast. Two great towns for that are Scala or Roullo. And that’s more of a budget option. If you can swing it, you can stay in Positano or just right in Amalfi as well. For day one on this itinerary, recommend going to the super small town of Air. There is a secret beach there. Highly recommend it. You’re also going to pair this with Amalfi town. There’s so much to see in the downtown area, plus some really good beaches. And then for sunset, you’re gonna want to get on the water and do a sunset cruise. On day two, a great option is Positano. By far and way one of the most picturesque and popular areas on the Melie Coast. And day three, we’re going to explore a couple of more unique beaches. So check out Pano area and the Fioro de Fior. Super cool beach. I think I nailed the name of that, by the way. I think you did, too. For the 7-day itinerary, it’s basically the 3-day itinerary plus the extra days. And for this, since you’re going to be there longer, you can base out of Sarrento, which is a more budget friendly option in terms of hotels, and then you just take the ferry over to the coast, and you’re still going to come under what you would pay for a hotel on the Emiy Coast. Yeah. So, we’re going to be adding a couple of day trips into this itinerary since there is so much to see in this area of Italy. So, for day four, we’re going to want to take a day trip out to Capri Island. Ton to do out there, either on the water or on land, and it makes for a great day trip. Super expensive to go there if you want to stay overnight, though. And for day five, we recommend spending the day in Sarrento. Day six is going to be Rell. Super cute. Plus a few more beaches cuz there’s like 100 beaches in the off coast. Day seven is Pompei. Don’t worry, we we didn’t forget about one of the biggest things to see in the area. Cheers. Cheers. Beers. Chapter four, transportation around the coast. Oh, we’re just going to go through each of the main options and kind of the pros and cons of all of them. Uh the first one is walking. Surprisingly, we saw a lot of people walking from town to town. Yes. So surprising. Yeah. And then once you’re in the towns, it’s small pedestrian only streets. So it’s like only walking can get you around. There’s also a lot of stairs. My biggest tip is bring comfortable shoes. Yes. Our favorite shoes are are on clouds. We have matching shoes. You don’t have to do that. It’s really actually I’m very embarrassed by it, but they’re so comfortable I don’t care. They’re worth it. Also, teas are really comfortable and like more summer appropriate. Two is a lot of people who are walking between the towns had hiking poles. Yeah. So, you could bring like cuz it’s steep at times. Yeah. So, hiking poles would be helpful, but you are on the street. There’s no sidewalk. There’s no separate pathway. Something to be aware of if you have the time and the athletic ability. Walk. The next option is public transportation or buses. It’s a great option with some caveats. The first is that the ticketing system is not super intuitive. You have to buy them in little cafes or little shops. Some shops literally have a sign that says no bus tickets sold here. I wish they would just move to like the tap system with your credit card. It would make things a lot easier. They are also very very crowded during peak seasons and depending upon where you’re getting on. We were in Scala so our buses were quite empty when we jumped on which was a bonus for where we were staying because then we had a seat the entire way where we were going. But if you’re in Positano or you’re in just a malfi it’s going to be probably standing and very crowded would be my guess. You might not even make it on the bus that comes because the lines are so long to get on the bus. Yes. In the Amalfi port, there is a guy that is standing out in front of the cafes across the street from the port in a high viz high visibility uh vest and he’s selling tickets. All bus tickets are cash only. So, keep that in mind. They’re usually like a dollar or a pound. No, where are we? A euro. It’s a euro50 for a one-way route to like really anywhere within the Amalfi Coast. It’s the best way to get around, I would say. Yes. But also the traffic is insane in Amalfi. So timets, take it with a grain of salt. Mhm. A big grain. But uh Google Maps was very helpful for finding the bus stops and start and end times during the day. That’s what we use a lot. Also, I think sunsetish, like evening, 4, 5, 6:00 are like the busiest times for the buses. Everybody’s trying to get back to the town that they’re staying in. Another way to get around once you’re already in the Amalfi Coast is to take the fairies. You can take them from Amalfi to Pastano or to Capri or Sarrento. It’s really quick little trips and it’s a really good way to a see the towns from the water and b avoid all of the traffic. Car, as we said earlier, it’s an option. I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re going to have a car in a malf. I just park it at the hotel and take the fairies or public transportation. But if you insist, it’s possible. It’s just very windy. Um there can be a lot of incline at time and parking is just kind of complicated. But just getting from A to B is complicated. It’s very slow. So if you’re going to sit somewhere and be in traffic, I’d rather be on a bus where I don’t have to worry about driving. Yeah. I can just sit back, read a book, look at my phone. So I don’t advise a car really at all once you’re in the Amalfi Coast person. Oh, your glasses are on. Last option would be a Vespa. This is my personal favorite option, but it’s not for everybody. It’s like kind of one of those bucket list dream items, and it really does live up to the expectation. Polar bear. I have a motorcycle license though, so just heads up on that. And I’ve driven a lot in other countries, so I’m used to being unfamiliar with my surroundings. That being said, the roads super super windy with like sharp hair pin turns. Yes. And the buses are enormous and it just feels like they come out of nowhere sometimes and they’re I mean they’re moving around the corner. So I would just say make sure you’re comfortable with it. Don’t want to do that. There’s a lot of tours where you can just be on the back and kind of get that same feeling. We have a link in the mini guide for that. And we did drive one time at night at like 8:30 and there was almost nobody on the road. It was actually really nice. Very quiet. Also, make sure that you’ve ridden with another person before because riding with someone on the back is different than just riding solo. It’s also very different for the person on the back. So, make sure that the person you’re riding with is comfortable, too, because they have a lot of influence on the way that the bike is ridden. Check out where to book bikes on bikesbooking.com. There’s a link down in the description. They have bikes all over the world, scooters, motorcycles if that’s your thing, even just regular bicycles if you want to ride the Amalfi Coast on a bike. And I think just a couple of like benefits of riding a Vespa. A, the experience. Like hands down the experience. Two, it’s a little bit easier to navigate traffic, though you do have to be careful. Yeah. And I tend to follow the lead of locals, and you can definitely tell locals versus tourists on Vespas. And then thirdly, I would say is parking’s a little bit easier to accommodate. There’s more available to you, and it’s cheaper. Yeah. Also, it is illegal to ride without a helmet and illegal to ride in a bathing suit. So, make sure you have proper attire on. Shorts are fine. I wouldn’t recommend it, but real quick, a couple of apps that are helpful. Google Maps is helpful for any and all routes, whether you’re taking public transportation, Vespa, car, walking. Two, Easy Park. It’s an Italian parking app that you can use. Anywhere that has the blue lines that have like a bunch of motorcycles and motorbikes. Yeah. And parking. We were able to just pay on the app and we could like add time to it later while we were out to dinner, which was nice. Any white spots that you see, those are actually free. Good luck finding them. Yeah, they’re rare. Yeah. And the third app is Omio and that’s where you can get your train and ferry tickets and which routes and timets and all that stuff. That’s transportation. Okay. What’s next? Budget tips. Budget tips. My favorite and very cheap. Basically, the Amalfi Coast is expensive, but you can do it on a budget. There are a ton of free activities. If you go in the off season, there’s even more free available and less crowds to like fight for. For sure. So that’s the biggest budget tip that we have is go during the offseason. We went in midocctober and it was lovely. It was amazing. Yeah. We got really lucky with the weather because the week before and the week after were actually quite rainy. Mhm. Um so it was really nice when we went. If you’re on a budget, you can probably do it for about 100 to €150 a day. That’s pretty good. Yeah. I’m saying that’s good. Like the fact that you can do a Maui on that kind of budget, that’s good. Yeah. Cuz most people don’t think that that’s possible. Yeah, we found a hotel in Skola that was like €9 a night. It was nice. It included breakfast. Beautiful. They had a restaurant on property. Parking was included. So, that was a really good option. And it was beautiful view. Yes. Stunning. Serene. Another big tip for food. You can picnic anywhere, but also if you eat your big meal out at lunch. So, lunch menus are usually cheaper than dinner menus. and they might have like a set lunch menu or a lunch special or something. So, they’re also like a little less busy and you get daylight views, which is actually really nice. So, I would recommend like eating out for your lunch meal and then maybe just doing like something quick or small for dinner or that beach beach picnic. Another budget tip is just take public transportation. It is the most I mean unless you want to walk, but it is the most economical way to get around versus taxis versus renting a car. Even a Vespa is quite expensive. Feso was way more expensive than a car. Yeah. So, public transportation will save you a lot of money. Yeah. And another thing is just staying far away from Positano and Amalfi or maybe just go to those places for a night if you don’t mind hopping around hotels. The farther you stay from those hubs, the cheaper the hotel is going to be. And it’s very nice and I didn’t mind taking public transportation home or riding the Vesa home. It was no problem by me. Yeah. Chapter six, where to stay. So really the best places to say are Postano and Amalfi or Capri if you really have money but they’re very expensive and they sell out very quickly especially during peak season. So I would recommend heading out. We stayed in Scala a really small hillside town. Um Rella is a really good option as well. You could even stay in Manori or Mayori. Those are really good options. We booked on booking.com and the hotel we stayed at was La Margarita Villa Japina. M great hotel. What a name. And then we moved and stayed in Sarrento for another night. So there we stayed at the Hilton Sarrento Palace. Stayed on points and money. So that was a really good option for us. And it was like walkable. So we walked down into town very easily. Yeah, it was amazing. Yeah, it was really nice view. Honestly, the hotels are like cute family Italian old school hotels. It’s a very red elevator and I’m pretty sure someone hand lowers us. Like we walked into our hotel to check in and this lady, I don’t know, she’s like the matriarch of the family. She’s watching Wheel of Fortune on the couch in her lobby on this teeny tiny TV and she gets up to check us in. Sweetest thing. Adorable. A normal practice in Italy is to leave your key at the front desk when you leave for the day. So weird. Chapter 7, food and dining. My favorite part. This section is just what kind of food and drink to get. And then we have a couple of tips for dining mainly in the Amalfi Coast, but really all of Italy. First must try food is lemon anything. Yeah, actually lemon everything. Yeah, better stated. Yeah, try it all. There’s lemon sorbet that they serve in the lemons. You can get those all over the place. There’s lemon pasta. There’s lemon tiramisu. There’s lemon granita, which is like a icy slush type of dessert drink. Lemon cello, obviously. a lemonchello spritz. Anything lemon flavored, try it. Just try a lemon. They’re delicious. It’ll blow your mind. Yeah. The I think they’re called Amalfi lemons. They are. And they’re huge. Love them. You’ll see. I mean, you see lemon trees everywhere. I think you hit your head on a lemon somewhere in Amalfi. Yeah. Like what? Also, we went over in Capri. There’s a ton of different Caprici things, which is like the Caprice salad, Caprice cake, and then Sarrento has like ala serentine, and that is like fresh cherry, tomatoes, and basil. That was very good. We had like a serantine pasta, and then like serantine um bruschetta. That was really good. And then you’re on the coast, so seafood always a good option. We had the best octopus of our lives in Amalfi, restaurant name. We also had some really good fish. We had good swordfish. We had uh sardines. We had a lot of Yeah, they’re very big there. Mhm. Sardines are Yeah. All right. Eight tips to make your dining experience better in the Maui Coast. The first one is reservations. Please just make reservations, especially if you’re going during peak season. Some restaurants are really big, some are really small, but no matter, they’re going to fill up if they’re a good restaurant. Yeah. And if you want to seat there, you’re going to need a reservation. Yes. Number two, you can eat and drink in public. So, picnic it up. And it’s nice. The views are beautiful outside. So, might as well get out of the restaurant, go get some delicious food from a deli or a grocery store or a fast food place. And fast food is not like fast food. It’s just quick food. I mean, and go sit on the beach. It’s worth it. I promise. The markets are affordable. Yeah. It’s not like outrageously priced, right? Next is pride in being a restaurant owner. Ah, yes. Restaurants and I think they’re really just referred to as bars or cafes are distinctly different. And there’s a lot of pride in being a restaurant owner. For example, when we were with Alicia’s nani and papa, we went to this beautiful restaurant with an amazing lookout and there was nobody there and there’s probably like 100 tables and we just wanted to sit down and have a bottle of wine. I’m sure we would have ordered food eventually, but they did not let us because they said we are a restaurant, not a bar. Yeah, you order food here. So, just know that you may not just be able to walk into a restaurant and sit down for a drink. Yeah. If you want to go just get drinks, you have to go to a bar, which is technically a cafe. Yes. But they have alcoholic drinks there, too. So, this is applicable to all of Italy. You need to know what to avoid. We have three things that we will 99% of the time make us skip over that restaurant immediately. The first is hosts or hostess trying to call you in from the street. They’re usually just trying to catch people off guard who are hungry and be like, “Okay, yeah, fine. Like, let me just go here.” Usually, they have terrible reviews. Two is if they have display food or drink out front of the restaurant. It’s not Disney. Yeah. Just get out of there. That’s not good. And three, if they have menus that have everything translated into multiple languages and or photos of every single dish. Not saying photos are bad, per se, but a photo of every single dish and translations into every language. That’s just like a big red flag that it’s a tourist restaurant. They’re not going to make good food. They’re just making food fast to burn and churn through tourists. And they probably make tacos and hamburgers and spaghetti, which is also a red flag. So skip those places. Look for good places with good reviews. Go down the side streets. Sometimes they’re hard to find. That’s okay. You should never be sitting down at a restaurant, in our opinion, that has less than four stars. Never. It should usually be minimum 4.2 or higher if it’s a good restaurant. Mhm. And it should have a substantial amount of reviews. It’s Italy. This is not a new area for people to explore. Yeah. So, I think anything over 100, you’re golden. Anything over 50 to 100, it has to be like five stars for you to really like, okay, we’ll go there. Eat late. Oh, yeah. This is a big one. Italians eat late. So late. It’s crazy. Like times when you’re probably thinking of going to bed, they are just sitting down for dinner. That means really good restaurants for dinner sometimes don’t even open until like 7 or 8:00 p.m. So you just Yeah, you need to know that if you’re going to find a good restaurant, it’s going to be open later. You kind of need to adjust your schedule. It’s a little odd, but hopefully with the jet lag, it’ll fit right into the schedule for you. But they really do eat later and they really do eat longer. Yes. Also, dining in Italy is just such a different experience. It is Oh, how do I say it? It’s an event. It’s a like a special occasion. Yeah. Three to five courses. And this happens whether you’re seeing someone who’s just eating by themselves or eating with a family. It’s just the way they do it. So, go hungry. It is an event and you’re never rushed. Like, no. It’s amazing. You’re going to have to call someone over to ask for more drinks. You’re going to have to call someone over to make the next order. You don’t have to order the whole thing all at once. But they just let you be. Like, that’s the nice thing about it. You just sit there and you just enjoy yourself. And whenever you’re ready for the next thing, you let me know and I’ll go get it for you. But you chill. So when you’re ready for the bill, you have to ask cuz it’s just an event. Another note on that is that you take so long because you basically have to finish your meal. You you can’t just leave some because that is actually like offensive to Italians. Is it really? I’ve never known that, but I’ve also never had a problem with Yeah, we always just finish. That’s why like you just keep sitting there until you finish. And it’s okay if it takes you forever. And takeaway not really a thing because you just should finish your meal. So and last tip is the coperas. This was a bit of a shock to me, but basically just to sit at a table there’s a table charge and it ranges. So it’s like 1 to3 per person per table and it’s not a service charge. So it doesn’t go to the waiter. That said, you don’t have to tip. It’s not a cultural norm there the way it is in the US. Yeah. But if you do want to tip someone who is like exceptional, you are welcome to just like round up to the next like five or 10 or like 10% 10%. If you are going to tip on your credit card, make sure you tell them before they charge your card. It’s not like in the US where you write it on a receipt after you get your charge. Um they need to charge it before that otherwise you have to pay cash. Good. Great. Beaches. We also have a blog post just about the beaches and the Maui coast. So you can check that out as well. This section is more about tips because going to the beach in the Amalfi Coast is really different than going to the beach in say California or in Southeast Asia. Very different experience. So, here are those tips. What are the tips? Did not write this part down. So, I think tip number one is just the fact that they’re different kind of beaches. It’s not that fine grain soft sand. They’re rocky, pebbly, rough sand. So, good footwear is nice on the beach. Yeah, we recommend wearing sandals that just double as water shoes cuz you can just wear them right into the water. We wear teas all the time, so that works perfectly for just walking into the water. Uh cuz they hurt. There’s also a lot of like uh glass and tile and like brick shards that usually are like smoothed out by the sea. Also, a lot of the beaches are small and inside little like nooks in the cliffsides, which means that the sun doesn’t hit them all day long. So, it’s not like you’re just going to go to the beach and lay out in the sun all day from sunrise to sunset. You’re probably going to get sun at some of them, maybe only for a couple of hours during the day. So, we use the app Sunseker to figure out when those hours are going to be. the bridge beach. That was like the most sun versus shade experience for that place. I would recommend like midday. Also, when you’re looking just like on Google Maps for the beaches, anything that says Leo, L I D O, that means it’s a beach club. So, not necessarily just a regular beach. Some of them are private and you can’t go into that beach area at all unless you pay. like that one in Amalfi, Leo D Serene. That was only beach club access. Some have beach clubs on a larger beach. Then there’s free sections. So just keep in mind Leo means beach club. Bring a towel. I know it seems obvious, but you’re going to want something to sit on. If you’re going to sit in the free slices, we use a sandcloud towel, but any lightweight, quickly drying towel is a good idea. And honestly, because we drove around in a Vespa, it kind of doubles as like a seat protector for when the Vesa has been sitting out in the sun. At least it’ll just sit on the sandcloud towel while we ride. Yeah. And then in the US, you can’t bring like alcohol on the beach. You can bring alcohol on the beach, like a bottle of wine or beer. On that note, please take your trash with you. Yeah. And drink responsibly. Yeah, for sure. Next is shopping. I’ll just do this section. So, shopping. There’s a ton of shopping to do. There’s a lot of high-end shopping to do here. You can ship a lot of products home from these stores as well. So, if you want to buy like a rug or a piece of furniture or just something too big to put in your suitcase, they will ship it home for you. Sometimes for free, depending on how expensive the item was that you bought. For free. Yeah. But there are some unique items that you can purchase while you’re in the Amalfi Coast. Lemon anything. Lemon everything. Not just food. Although you can bring home some lemon cello. That’s a really good gift. or some like lemon chocolates or but also just like lemon dresses or lemon themed tote bags or purses or stuff like that. As with the rest of Italy, leather is a really high-end product, but not like high-end prices. Like it’s just really quality leather, really wellmade, but you can actually find affordable stuff. So, we went shopping for leather goods in both Naples and Sarrento and found both good options. Yeah, found some really nice stuff. Custom sandals are really popular. another leather item, but you can get custom sandals made to your foot size. So, they’ll measure out your foot, how wide it is, what kind of straps you want, what colors. You can make the custom sandals in like 30 minutes, too. It’s really cool. We almost did it. Yeah. But it was like 100 to€150 per pair of sandals. So, that’s why we didn’t do it. Yeah. Amalfi paper is also a big one. Uh we did mention this in the Amalfi section. I went to somewhere called Tabula and got a Amalfi paper notebook, which is really cool and really special. Also lemon themed. It’s like two for one. Yeah. Perfect. Ceramics are also really popular. We bought a really pretty olive oil dispenser. Oh yeah, that’s where that came from. Yeah, that’s beautiful. It is beautiful. And then if you are heading into Naples, head to the Christmas tree. It was really cool and unique and just it’s amazing what they can create cuz these are all from hands. I don’t know how to explain it. I just admire. Okay. They make nativity scenes on the street and you can see them like hand making, painting, sculpting on the streets. You can get little pieces for your nativity scenes at home. Um my grandma makes a really cute nativity scene for Christmas. So, we got her a couple little pieces for that. They also have like Christmas ornaments and stuff that we got your mom. Also, books. I just like to buy books everywhere we go. Usually I like to find it with a local author or a classic book that is written in the location that we’re in. So I got a really cool book. It’s called meeting in Posatano. So yeah, that’s the recommendations for shopping. Nice. If you want to buy me something, you can send it to me. Yeah. Chapter 10. 10. What to pack. Okay, we’ll do rapid fire. Yeah, let’s make it rapid fire. We’ve been doing this for about 4 hours now. First and foremost, comfy shoes. We love our on clouds for walking or our teas for more like summery or the beaches. Yeah, don’t forget layers. It does get chilly at night, especially with the coastal breeze or if you’re going in the off season, like it actually gets pretty cold, so just bring layers. A dry pack because I mean you’re likely to be doing things on the water. So, it’s good to have your valuables, phone, wallet, passports uh in a dry pack. We never go anywhere without a portable charger and a Mave was no exception. We love this portable charger cuz it’s just a magnet that clips onto the back of my phone, so it doesn’t really add any cords or anything, but sometimes my phone is really dead. So then we have to go to this portable charger. Yeah, we have two chargers at all times. Refillable water bottle, also known as the Stanley. I mean, does anybody have a different water bottle anymore? It’s just nice to have. And you can actually fill your water bottle in Italy and in Amalfi at places. Yeah. For like free. Yeah. And just remember if you are going to go into any churches or cathedrals that you do need to cover your shoulders and knees for both men and women. And then men need to take off their hats, too. But it can just be easy to forget if you’re wearing tank tops or dresses that you just need something to cover your shoulders if you’re going inside. If not, no worries. And that’s it. Wow. Uh we hope this video was helpful. Yeah. It’s literally everything we wish we would have known before we went to Amalfi. I have no idea how long it’ll be, but I’m sure it was a little long. We have the mini guide that is like a one-stop shop. Working on an ebook. We have the blog. And if you want to see the experiential side of things, we made an hourong vlogumentary. It’s on this channel. It’s the last video. It’s probably right here. Yeah. Enjoy. That’s it. If anybody has any questions on the Amalfi Coast, pop them down in the comments below. We will personally respond to all of them because we want to help you guys have a great trip to the Malfi. It’s beautiful. It’s awesome. Add it to your bucket list if it’s not already. For sure. All right, we did it. Chow chow. Boom. Boom. I probably am going to do most of the talking cuz I planned this whole trip. So, right. And it’s amazing how much I still don’t know even having gone to the places we’re talking about today. It’s Italian. Plus, our friend Elliot told us to do this so that maybe we’ll get beer sponsors one day. You got to stop saying that. What? Why? I really want beer sponsors. I mean, a guy can dream. Yeah. Okay. All right. All right.

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🎥 Travel Guide 01 | Traveled: October 2024 | 🇮🇹 Amalfi Coast, Italy

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Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
1:04 – Where is the Amalfi Coast?
6:21 – Itineraries
8:51 – Transportation
15:00 – Budget Tips
17:11 – Accommodation
18:33 – Food & Dining
25:17 – Beaches
27:45 – Shopping
30:23 – Packing List
31:50 – Now what??

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