Amalfi Coast Road Trips

This is the Amalfi Coast chapter from Lonely Planet’s Amalfi Coast Road Trips guidebook.

Deemed by Unesco to be an outstanding example of a Mediterranean landscape, the Amalfi Coast is a beguiling combination of great beauty and gripping drama.

• explore the vertiginous streets of dramatic Positano
• maps
• watch the sun set on a dreamy walk in Praiano
• transport
• take in the romantic, otherworldly atmosphere of Ravello
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Positano, Praiano, Marina di Furore, Amalfi, Ravello, Minori, Cetara, Vietri sul Mare.

This is the Road Trip Essentials chapter from Lonely Planet’s Amalfi Coast Road Trips guidebook.

Getting the basics right – from hiring a vehicle to knowing the road rules – is a must for any road trip. This chapter contains all you need to know before you go, plus some handy hints for while you’re on the road.

• information on hiring a car or bringing your own
• tips on insurance, road rules and driving licenses
• information on accommodation, visas and travellers with disabilities
• handy language guide

Coverage includes: Italy Driving Guide, Italy Travel Guide, Getting There & Away, Directory A–Z and Italian Language.

With a car you’ll discover there’s more to Italy than Michelangelo masterpieces and Roman ruins, and you’ll be able to properly explore Campania’s rugged mountains, steaming fumaroles and ethereal coastal grottoes. Welcome to Italy at its most seductive and intense.

• navigate a stunning coastline of vertical landscapes and chic resort towns on the Amalfi Coast trip
• pick the right route with inspirational images and key trip highlights
• head from Naples’ tumult to Pompeii’s long-buried mysteries on the Shadow of Vesuvius trip
• get around easily with colour maps and route directions in easy stages
• pair raw beauty with exuberant cuisine on Campania’s coast on the Southern Larder trip
• discover even more with detours and ways to link your trips

Coverage includes: Amalfi Coast Road Trip, Shadow of Vesuvius Road Trip, Southern Larder Road Trip, Cilento Coastal Trail Road Trip.

This is the Naples & Pompeii chapter from Lonely Planet’s Amalfi Coast Road Trips guidebook.

Blessed with rich volcanic soils, a bountiful sea and centuries of culinary know-how, the Naples region is one of Italy’s epicurean heavyweights. Nearby you’ll also find Europe’s most compelling archaeological site: the ruins of Pompeii.

• climb to the summit of Mt Vesuvius for views worthy of fire god Vulcan
• maps
• find magnificent art, architecture and street life in incomparable Naples
• transport
• explore the extraordinary portal to the 1st century AD in Pompeii
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Naples, Herculaneum, Mt Vesuvius, Pompeii.

This chapter contains the Welcome to the Amalfi Coast, Amalfi Coast Map, Amalfi Coast Highlights, Naples City Guide, and Need to Know chapters from Lonely Planet’s Amalfi Coast Road Trips guidebook.

Start your planning here. We reveal the ultimate road-trip list for the Amalfi Coast PLUS the highlights you’ll discover on the way and practical advice to kick-start your trip.

• budgeting essentials, tips on arriving in Italy and useful resources
• full-colour map, inspirational images and clear nuts-and-bolts information

Coverage includes: Welcome to the Amalfi Coast, Amalfi Coast Map, Amalfi Coast Highlights, Naples City Guide, and Need to Know.

This is the Sorrento & Around chapter from Lonely Planet’s Amalfi Coast Road Trips guidebook.

Sorrento makes a good base for exploring the region’s highlights: to the south is the best of the peninsula’s unspoilt countryside, to the east is the Amalfi Coast, to the north lie Pompeii, and offshore is the fabled island of Capri.

• maps
• pick the right route with inspirational images and key trip highlights
• make your own gelati at Sorrento’s Gelateria David
• transport
• glide silently up Capri’s craggy Monte Solaro on a chairlift
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Sorrento, Massa Lubrense, Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi, Marina del Cantone, Vico Equense, Capri.

This is the Salerno & the Cilento chapter from Lonely Planet’s Amalfi Coast Road Trips guidebook.

Don’t miss the Cilento region, one of this area’s lesser-known glories, with a largely undeveloped coastal strip and a beautiful national park famed for its orchids.

• sample Salerno’s vibrant mix of medieval churches, tasty trattorias and good-spirited, bar-hopping locals
• maps
• explore the ancient temples of Paestum
• transport
• find your perfect beach on the Cilento Coast
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Salerno, Paestum, Agropoli, Cilento Coast, Palinuro.