Practical
The Amalfi Coast on a real budget
Not 'budget' in the bloggers' sense, but real — €120/night, €25 dinners, €0 to swim.
Where to base + what to skip
Sleep in Vietri sul Mare, Cetara, Maiori, or Minori — €120–180/night for a sea-view B&B vs €450 in Positano. Travel by ferry and SITA bus, not by car.
Eat at trattorias one block in from the seafront (Antica Trattoria Tre Mete in Atrani, Cumpa' Cosimo in Ravello). Pizza in the village squares. The €0 part: beaches at Marina di Praia, Furore, Minori, Cetara are all free.
Where to stay
Our homes in Amalfi
The maritime republic that gave the coast its name — a striped duomo, paper mills tucked in a wooded gorge, and the quiet center of the Costiera.
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