Pauline
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I have been stewing about this trip for weeks but finally have it booked. Two weeks in mid-May in southern Italy.
We fly into Naples. The flight arrives in the evening so we will overnight in Naples, then pickup a rental car and drive to the Amalfi Coast for 6 nights. We've been there twice before and we love the hiking in this area. Previously we stayed in Positano, but this time we are trying Praiano, the next town down the coast. On our last trip we did a hike from this town, one hour climbing stairs straight up to the Path of the Gods, then along the trail to Nocelle.
We rented Villino Blu from Summer in Italy. It is just off the main street in Praiano and has parking.
The plan for our time in Praiano is to do all our favorite hikes from Praiano, and from Positano (we can take the bus). Since we will have the car we will probably drive to Amalfi and do a hike there.
Then we drive south to the Cilento Coast in Campagna. We've only been there once before on a day trip in 2015 from Basilicata where we went to Paestum and a few of the coastal towns.
We rented Villa Trotta in Perdifumo, in the hills above the coast, also from Summer in Italy. This was the grand prize in one of the SlowTrav contests and I know a few people who have stayed there. On our one day trip to this area we drove by the villa to have a look at it. It is a 5 bedroom villa but priced like a 1 bedroom apartment on the Amalfi Coast. Friends from Basilicata are joining us so we won't be rattling around in the big house.
This will be our chance to see the Cilento Coast. We will work in a few hikes, some walks on the country roads in the area, some in the nearby national park, and we will do some exploring of the towns along the coast. Maybe even a return trip to Paestum.
Any suggestions for things to do, places to see on the Cilento Coast?
This is the photo I took in 2015 when we drove up to see Villa Trotta.
We fly into Naples. The flight arrives in the evening so we will overnight in Naples, then pickup a rental car and drive to the Amalfi Coast for 6 nights. We've been there twice before and we love the hiking in this area. Previously we stayed in Positano, but this time we are trying Praiano, the next town down the coast. On our last trip we did a hike from this town, one hour climbing stairs straight up to the Path of the Gods, then along the trail to Nocelle.
We rented Villino Blu from Summer in Italy. It is just off the main street in Praiano and has parking.
The plan for our time in Praiano is to do all our favorite hikes from Praiano, and from Positano (we can take the bus). Since we will have the car we will probably drive to Amalfi and do a hike there.
Then we drive south to the Cilento Coast in Campagna. We've only been there once before on a day trip in 2015 from Basilicata where we went to Paestum and a few of the coastal towns.
We rented Villa Trotta in Perdifumo, in the hills above the coast, also from Summer in Italy. This was the grand prize in one of the SlowTrav contests and I know a few people who have stayed there. On our one day trip to this area we drove by the villa to have a look at it. It is a 5 bedroom villa but priced like a 1 bedroom apartment on the Amalfi Coast. Friends from Basilicata are joining us so we won't be rattling around in the big house.
This will be our chance to see the Cilento Coast. We will work in a few hikes, some walks on the country roads in the area, some in the nearby national park, and we will do some exploring of the towns along the coast. Maybe even a return trip to Paestum.
Any suggestions for things to do, places to see on the Cilento Coast?
This is the photo I took in 2015 when we drove up to see Villa Trotta.