Hello All
Six of us will be staying in a villa about 2kms outside Ravello at the end of July.
I don't know whether we should hire a car or not (5-seater!) as a taxi will also be needed from and to Naples airport anyway (all that luggage) and it adds a lot to the cost. Is it really necessary to hire a car? So my main questions are:
1) How easy is it to order a taxi (and, more to the point, are they plentiful)? Would we have to book in advance? (I'm thinking along the lines of if we want to order one to take us into Ravello and then hail one back).
2) Are there any food/alcohol shops there? I can't believe that there aren't any in a town, but I can't seem to find any. And is it/are they any good and are they astronomically expensive compared to elsewhere?
3) Also, do you know if there is a large supermarket somewhere between Naples airport and Ravello?
4) Is there a bakery?
5) I have read that buses from Amalfi to Ravello are often full so that you can't get on, but then again that another one comes along quickly. What is your view, do you know if it is viable and do you know approximately how often they run? Also the cost has been quoted as between ¢1 to ¢20. Haha, don't want to spend ¢120 on a bus trip!
6) Apparently the walk down to Amalfi takes about an hour(?). Presumably there is a safe route and you don't have to walk on the windy roads?
7) Also, approximately, how much are taxis charging to/from Almalfi/Ravello in July (high season) and would you have any idea how much they would charge for a short journey i.e. to our villa 2kms away.
8) Are there lots of restaurants in Ravello or only a handful?
Feel free to provide any extra advice and information!
Thanks very much in advance!
ELF
Six of us will be staying in a villa about 2kms outside Ravello at the end of July.
I don't know whether we should hire a car or not (5-seater!) as a taxi will also be needed from and to Naples airport anyway (all that luggage) and it adds a lot to the cost. Is it really necessary to hire a car? So my main questions are:
1) How easy is it to order a taxi (and, more to the point, are they plentiful)? Would we have to book in advance? (I'm thinking along the lines of if we want to order one to take us into Ravello and then hail one back).
2) Are there any food/alcohol shops there? I can't believe that there aren't any in a town, but I can't seem to find any. And is it/are they any good and are they astronomically expensive compared to elsewhere?
3) Also, do you know if there is a large supermarket somewhere between Naples airport and Ravello?
4) Is there a bakery?
5) I have read that buses from Amalfi to Ravello are often full so that you can't get on, but then again that another one comes along quickly. What is your view, do you know if it is viable and do you know approximately how often they run? Also the cost has been quoted as between ¢1 to ¢20. Haha, don't want to spend ¢120 on a bus trip!
6) Apparently the walk down to Amalfi takes about an hour(?). Presumably there is a safe route and you don't have to walk on the windy roads?
7) Also, approximately, how much are taxis charging to/from Almalfi/Ravello in July (high season) and would you have any idea how much they would charge for a short journey i.e. to our villa 2kms away.
8) Are there lots of restaurants in Ravello or only a handful?
Feel free to provide any extra advice and information!
Thanks very much in advance!
ELF