Italy / Naples, Amalfi Coast & Capri / SorrentoSorrento
Clifftop Town Between Pompeii, Capri and the Amalfi Coast
A clifftop town on the Bay of Naples, and the easiest base for the region: the Circumvesuviana train to Pompeii (about 30 minutes) and Naples, ferries to Capri (20-30 minutes), and SITA buses to Positano and Amalfi. Lemon groves, limoncello, and sunsets over Vesuvius. Flatter, cheaper and better connected than the Amalfi villages, and open all year.
Highlights
- Pompeii day trip
- Ferry to Capri
- Bagni della Regina Giovanna swim
- Marina Grande seafood
- Limoncello tasting
- Sunset over the Bay of Naples
Things to do
- Pompeii by CircumvesuvianaMorning · 5h
- Old town, Piazza Tasso and Marina GrandeAfternoon · 2h 30m
- Swim at Bagni della Regina GiovannaAfternoon · 3h
- Limoncello and cooking classEvening · 3h
Tours & tickets
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When to go
Best time: April – October
Worth knowing
August Peak: Italians on Holiday
August, and the week of Ferragosto (15 August) above all, is the busiest time on the coasts, lakes and islands: rooms cost the most of the year and sell out, beaches and beach clubs fill, ferries and trains to the coast are booked solid, and roads jam. Book rooms, ferries and trains months ahead, or come in June or September.
Worth knowing
Winter: Coast Ferries Stop, Many Hotels Close
From about November to March the ferries along the Amalfi Coast and between Positano or Amalfi and Capri stop running (in 2026 they ran from 1 April to early November), and many hotels and restaurants in Positano and on Capri close. Capri is still reached all year from Naples and Sorrento, and the SITA buses run. Sorrento stays open and is the best winter base. Boats are cancelled in rough seas.
- Ferragosto — The Assumption holiday and the peak of the Italian summer holiday: beaches, lakes and islands are at their fullest and dearest, many city shops and restaurants close for the week either side, and there are fireworks and beach parties on the coast. Book everything well ahead.