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Day 7 (August 30, 2021)   Amalfi Coast

Before      We will spend the last day of our trip exploring the towns of the Amalfi Coast, mainly the one that gives this area its name, Amalfi, and Positano. If there is enough time we could reach Maiore and Minore as well.   We have in mind to go by bus and come back by boat or viceversa, but the final decision will be made there according to the schedules.    The spots marked at map are: 1- Positano 2- Amalfi 3- Maiore and Minore

After   When we leave after having our breakfast we walk to San Agnello train station because the Town Hall is just there and is in front of it where the stop for the public bus to Amalfi coast is.   We arrive at 10:15 AM and we can see in the timetable the next bus is at 10:32AM, so we have time to seat for a coffee across the road while waiting. But, just after ordering, the bus appears abd we run to it only to be told that we cannot buy the ticket on board, that we should have bought it in advance. So it leaves without us.   Since next bus is at 12:32PM we get our coffee that we ordered before and go up to the station to take the next train to Sorrento and get the bus we got information about yesterday just there. It's getting late and I assume it will be no visit to Maiore or Minore.   At 11AM we are waiting at the SITAsud bus stop by the Sorrento train station with the 2.40€ tickets we've bough at the tourist office but, besides being alone, I can see quite movement happening by the red buses parked in the road across, so I go to there to check and find out that there it is the bus to Amalfi and is quite full. We get on the bus immediately. The timetable of this bus can be found here.   The bus leaves at 11:30AM and goes by usual wide roads by about one hour but, once it reaches the Southern Coast it starts the slow drive by the narrow road carved from the wall of the cliffs of this coast.   Soon we realize that we are going through Positano because of the colorful houses, but we have to wait to go across the town to be able to get off the bus. The views of the town from there are just wonderful.   It's because of this view from here that we can discard going down to the beach, but we walk down looking for other views.   We explore the town around this area and make some shopping before going back up to the bus stop to wait for the next bus. We've bought our tickets by 2€ each before at the shop that we've been pointed. We wait for about 40 minutes until it appears and, when get on, we already know that the first thing we'll do in Amalfi will be take our lunch.   There is a timetable at the bus stop but, if we are based on our experience, it is no helping so much.   In our way to Amalfi the bus stops by the Grotta Smeraldo and, after 40 minutes, we reach Amalfi around 3PM.   We choose a restaurant at the port itself to eat our last pizzas in this travel. The chosen one is “Amalfi Terminal” and we pay around 25€ in total.   The ticket boxes for the ferries are here too so we bay two tickets for the Amalfi-Sorrento ferry by 16.50€ each. Boarding time is 5PM, so we have nearly two hours to explore Amalfi.   In one minute we reach Piazza Duomo (Cathedral Square), which is Amalfi's highlight and, in general, today's highlight. First we see Saint Andrew's fountain and the beautiful cathedral stands out in the background, above a wide staircase.   We spend some time in the square enjoying the view before taking the stairs to visit the cathedral by inside.   We pay 3€ each for the admission ticket and the first plce we visit is the Cloister of the Paradise.   From there we get into the Basilica of the Crucifix, for which a very ew is remaining.   We take the stairs down to the Crypt, which is astonishing. Even if it is not big, we spend some time enjoying it.   The stairs up lead to the end stage of this itinerary, which is the cathedral itself, with similar designs that the one in the crypt. This way, the route is keeping the best for the end.   We leave the square and, as just 30 minutes remains for the boarding time on the ferry, we come back to the port area to enjoy the views of the town from there.   We board at the scheduled time and enjoy the views of Amalfi from the sea as the boat leaves the port.   The route goes around the peninsula but, before there is a stop in Positano, from which we can get amazing views from the sea.   We go around the end of the peninsula and reach the Northern coast where Mount Vesuvius welcomes us.   We arrive at Sorrento and this time, since we remember well how expensive was the taxi the first day, we take the bus to the train station.   Once at the hotel we get our dinner from what we have in our room. It's our last night and tomorrow we have to wake up early.