Amalfi
Ravello — Villa Cimbrone, Villa Rufolo & the Ravello Festival
Ravello (population 2,500, at 350m altitude on the ridge between the Valle del Dragone and Valle di Sambito, the City of Music hosting the annual Ravello Festival) is the most elevated and culturally distinguished town on the Amalfi Coast. Accessible by bus from Amalfi in 30 minutes for €1.30.
Positano — the Vertical Village, Li Galli Islands & Handmade Sandals
Positano (4,000 residents stacked on a near-90 degree cliff face, the most photographed village on the Amalfi Coast, a fashion destination since the 1950s when John Steinbeck described it as a dream place) is accessible by SS163 coast road or by ferry from Amalfi in 25 minutes.
Amalfi Lemons — Sfusato Amalfitano, Limoncello Production & the Furore Fjord
The Amalfi lemon (Limone Costa d Amalfi IGP, the sfusato amalfitano variety — spindle-shaped, large, pale-yellow, thick-skinned, intensely fragrant, grown only on the terraced hillsides between Maiori and Positano) defines both the flavour and the agricultural landscape of the coast.
Capri Day Trip — Blue Grotto, Villa Jovis & the Faraglioni
Capri (14km squared in the Bay of Naples, accessible from Amalfi by high-speed ferry in 1h20m for €22 one-way with Alicost or Travelmar, the most glamorous island in Italy, Emperor Tiberius's preferred residence 26-37 AD) is the natural full-day trip from the Amalfi Coast.
Amalfi Town — Cathedral, Paper Museum & the Original Maritime Republic
Amalfi (population 5,000, at the base of the Valle dei Mulini gorge where it meets the Tyrrhenian Sea, the capital of the Duchy of Amalfi — the first of the four great Italian maritime republics and creator of the Tabula de Amalpha, the world's oldest maritime code, 11th century) is built vertically up the cliff from the sea.
Paestum — Greek Temples, UNESCO Archaeology & Buffalo Mozzarella
Paestum (the Greek city of Poseidonia founded 600 BCE by colonists from Sybaris, Roman from 273 BCE, UNESCO World Heritage Site containing the best-preserved Greek temple ensemble outside Greece, 100km south of Amalfi, accessible by bus from Salerno in 1 hour) is the most significant archaeological destination accessible from the Amalfi Coast.