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Amalfi Coast Walk - Guided

Day 1:  Arrive in Ravello
We pick you up at Naples airport and take you to your hotel in the centre of Ravello (90 mins) where you’ll stay for the next three nights. Liberata will chat to you about the walking week before dinner.

Day 2: Ravello/Minori/Atrani  (10km/6mi/4hr)
Walking through vines and terraces of lemon trees we reach the old pilgrim’s chapel of San Nicola which commands stunning views over the Amalfi Coast. We then descend to the pastel houses of Minori for a traditional trattorialunch before walking along the coast to diminutive Atrani. We take the local bus back from here to our hotel.

Day 3: Ravello/Pontone/Amalfi  (10km/6mi/3-3.5hrs)
Ravello is enchanting: “must sees” include Moorish Villa Rufolo and its semi tropical gardens, and Villa Cimbrone, Greta Garbo’s retreat, with balcony views over the bay. After lunch we follow a scenic path down to Ponte dello Ziro watchtower (great coastal views) then descend to Amalfi via the Valley of the Mills. Time to visit one of the old mediaeval paper mills, and the strikingly striped 13C catherdral before returning to Ravello by bus.

Day 4: Sentiero degli Dei  (11km/7mi/4hr)
Past brigands’ treasure caves and terraces of lemon trees, we explore the “Pathway of the Gods”, Amalfi’s most scenic walk. When the nearly vertical town of Positano comes into sight, we have a bird’s eye view of tiny boats, pretty villas, grey volcanic beaches and churches. Lunch in a seafood restaurant perhaps, then on to our second hotel, at Marina del Cantone, by minibus.

Day 5: Free day
The most popular option is to take a bus/taxi to Sorrento and pick up the hydrofoil across to Capri. Known as “Pearl of Naples”, Capri is arguably the most beautiful island in the Mediterranean. It has over 800 species of flowers and plants, and magnificent grottoes along the coast.

Day 6: Pompeii and Annunziata  (11km/7mi/4.5hr)
First stop today is Pompeii (1 hour by minibus - transfer provided). To see an entire ancient city come to life is really something quite magical so we’ve employed a local guide to enhance your visit. After  lunch it’s on to lovely Annunziata, from where the King of Naples laid seige on the English who were occupying Capri at the time. Its pretty park, where we relax, enjoys balcony views of the island. Time to explore the Aragonese castle before descending to the unspoilt port of Marina della Lobra.

Day 7: Punta Campanella  (12km/7mi/4.5hrs)
Walking through herb-scented scrubland past trees mis-shapen by the prevailing winds, we reach Sorrento’s “Land’s End”, and the watchtower of Punta Campanella. Breathtaking views across to Capri. The point got its name when in 1558 Saracen pirates, escaping with captured women and  gold, stole the bell from the local church, but were unable to set sail until they had thrown it overboard. Every year on St. Valentine’s Day the bell is said to rise to the surface and toll once more. In the afternoon we follow a coastal path back to our hotel in time for a limoncelloby the sea before dinner.

Day 8: Return home