A real attraction and certainly worthy of its name is the Amalfi coast! This is a beautiful car route in Mediterranean Italy. You’ll drive on narrow roads along steep rocks, the azure blue sea, lemon trees, vineyards and charming Italian villages. The Italians call the road Nastro azzurro, which means the blue ribbon. I think this name is well put. Taking this road trip you’ll need to have guts and some good driving skills. The roads are very narrow and you’ll meet all kind of traffic (person cars, trucks, tour buses). Besides that you have many hairpin bends.
The Amalfi coast is on the SS163 road, about 50 km long. If you drive straight ahead without any stops it will take you 2 hours to the end in Salerno. However, if you drive without any stops, you didn’t do it properly. It is one of the most beautiful car routes in Italy and Europe. The best thing is to take your time and make several stops. We didn’t plan enough time to visit all the villages unfortunately. But with the experience we had I can highly recommend to plan 2-3 days to discover the Amalfi-coast, then you’ll have all the time to discover the villages and stay in one of the great villages for 1-2 nights. I really loved taking this road trip on a day trip, even so that we didn’t see all the beautiful spots. So I will come back and book a hotel to discover more places, spots of the Amalfi-coast and enjoy the views in a quiet pace.
We started from Meta and ended in Salerno at the McDonalds. Why we shamelessly ended up at the un-culinary McDonalds in southern Italy, I will tell you more later. Chronologically I’ll go through the best spots with you.