Southern Italy Advice

There is no bust potential for the Amalfi Coast as far as I am concerned. We loved it. We spent a week in Positano and took day trips by ferry to places like Capri, Ravello and the Town of Amalfi.

We went in the spring when the crowds weren’t there. The only downside may be summertime crowds.

In Positano we stayed at the Villa Gabrisa, a small B&B type of place. They have three rooms on one of the middle floors with 24’ X 24’ private terraces that have spectacular views overlooking the town and the Mediterranean. It is not super expensive because it is a little hike up the hill from the beach. Great trip.

We did Pompeii Sorrento and Isle of Capri in the fall of 2021.Fantastic.
Traffic is a little more hectic in that area but nothing too bad.

Sorrento was awesome for walking. Isle of Capri is beautiful.
Pompeii is well worth the time if you like to look back in time.

We are planning a return in March and going to go to Amalfi and Naples area for 3 days on our way to Sicily.

Planning on a couple of hikes in Amalfi.
Going to do the city in Naples and probably hit the Palace at Casserta. on our way down from Rome.

The food in Italy seems to get better the further south you go. We had Pizza in that area twice, the best of anywhere we went.

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Great post until this. Southern Italian food is tomato laden. The further north you go the less the tomato is used and the more refined the food becomes. Much superior and varied food in the north of Italy.

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While my connections to Italy lie in the north of the country, and while I vouch for the culinary standards of the north to both Southern Italians and non-Italians alike; I think it’s not so simple as you state and there’s much more nuance.

Suffice to say the food is also at least equally excellent in the north, and indeed Bologna IMHO is the culinary capital of the country. Though as someone with connections to a “regione” north of Emiglia-Romagna, I consider E-M to be as much central Italy as the north as it to me has as much or more in common with Toscana than the Veneto for example; though many firmly established definitions of the North-South dichotomy would disagree (and I’m fine with that, my perception remains wholly unchanged).

Edit: expanding on my controversial classification, I think the regions of E-M and Lazio and the transitionary borders of “Central Italy” with E-M being practically the north (and all but officially considered so) and Lazio being practically the South (less unanimously considered as such, though the Romans often refer to themselves as Southerners).

Our meal tonight in Bologna was 76 euro at one of the top restaurants in the city. A salad, a primi, a secundi, still water and two glasses of Sangiovese. Only one primiand one secundi between the two of us.

We own a home in Monopoli (20 minutes south of Bari). Monopoli is awesome. Highly recommend.

Southern Italy is gorgeous. Huge european travel hot spot. Hasn't caught on with americans yet since not a lot of flights go into southern italy

Tomato’s in Italy are incredible. I would bring a checked bag full back if I could get away with it??

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Our meal tonight in Bologna was 76 euro at one of the top restaurants in the city. A salad, a primi, a secundi, still water and two glasses of Sangiovese. Only one primiand one secundi between the two of us.

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I had no idea you were in Italy. Sounds fun!

Yes.
www.transferelax.com.

They picked us up from the Naples airport and drove us to our hotel in Positano. A week later they took us from our hotel to the Naples train station.

Reasonable prices and it went like clockwork.