Italy - Naples, Amalfi Coast, Positano, Salerno

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Had a great meal at Da Vincenzo in Positano. I would book reservations for everything in Positano before because it all fills up.

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Heading to Italy for 10 days in June/July

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I'm right there with you.

Flying over on 6/23 and back on 7/8.

We have a villa right off Lake Trasimeno from the 1st to the 8th, but are still planning out the week before.

We're thinking of flying into Rome and driving down to Pompeii for a day, then to Sicily for the next 5 and drive back up to Trasimeno for the next week. Problem is, it looks like a 7-8 hour drive to Sicily, which is 2 full days of travel, so we're on the fence.

Also thinking about driving down the boot and getting a house on the coast for a few days or potentially heading north to Venice/Milan/Como.

If anyone has suggestions, I'm all ears.

I'll be there at the same time but we're staying in Tuscany.

Gonna drink all of the wine

As others have said it's probably a good idea to spend less time in Naples. I've been there a half a dozen times and suggest the following restaurants:
Da Dora - if you like seafood, eat here. Not a super fancy place, but very popular with the locals. Warning, if he's still alive, the waiter Tony will quiz you on US state capitals. He knows them all.

Ristorante Europeo Mattozi - again, not a fancy place, but a restaurant where locals eat. My wife and I typically have lunch here and just have them bring out whatever. End up eating half a dozen different things including local mozzarella, eggplant salads, etc. All just fantastic. Mattozzi also has a pizzeria, which is also very good.

Pizzeria Da Michele - a Mecca for pizza lovers. Very simple place, making a few different types of pizzas for something like five euro. If you like Neapolitan pizza, go here.

The archeology museum is really interesting and if you have limited time, it's a good stop. If you have more time, I'd suggest visiting one of the actual sites. Pompeii is the most well known, but Herculaneum is closer to Naples and more compact and has an archeological park that you can walk through. Herculaneum and Pompeii are on the way to Amalfi, so you can do that on your way if you have time.

Have a great time, be careful in Naples as it's full of crooks and con artists.

Good lord. I'd never think about driving in Naples. It's insane there. And then that freaking road to the Amalfi Coast? No thank you.

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And then that freaking road to the Amalfi Coast?

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Is it really that bad? Suuuuper

Thanks everyone for the recs so far, keep'em coming.

I wouldn’t visit Capri if you were thinking about it. It was mostly a tourist trap in my opinion. Now the boat ride to and from was fantastic.

Anacapri is great. Capri central is mostly a playground for the rich and famous (and tourists as noted). The shopping there is Rodeo Drive on steroids.