Salerno: the charming and affordable gateway to Italy’s Amalfi coast

Дата публикации: 20-06-2026 06:00:02

The vibrant port city offers a more relaxed and budget-friendly base for exploring this beautiful coastline by train and ferryThe ferry from Salerno to Amalfi town was set to take about 35 minutes, and we were debating whether to risk the windswept top deck, fearful our packed lunches might fly into the Tyrrhenian Sea. (My father and I were taking a pragmatic approach on our Italian holiday, opting for light midday meals to save space for the primo and secondo courses at dinner, and ample lemony desserts.)As our ferry sped across glittering water, we admired the views as the Amalfi coast unfolded, incandescent with charm. But we could also see the crawling traffic on the narrow roads that cling to the cliffs. That could have been us, up there in one of those toy-sized rental cars, squeezed between a tourist coach and a fed-up local leaning on their horn. Thankfully, we were on a boat instead, sea breeze in hair and coffee in hand. Continue reading...

Классификация: Мнения

Схожие новости

#	Наименование новости	Тональность	Информативность
1	Chic and cheerful: 15 hotels for affordable European glamour	0	0
2	Pink flamingos and shimmering lemon groves: exploring Sicily’s Vendicari nature reserve	0	0
3	I spent 3 days in Europe’s sunniest city for a fraction of the cost of a UK staycation	0	0
4	Incendio sulla motonave da Salerno verso Capri, paura a bordo: 5 intossicati	0	0
5	‘Year-round sunshine practically guaranteed’: Le Mourillon is Toulon’s cool, beachy quarter	0	0
6	'I visited Italy for the first time - one mistake almost cost me £86'	0	0
7	Россиянка описала жизнь в Италии фразой «не та картинка, которую рисуют в журналах»	0	0
8	Lavoro lontano da casa, perdiamo uno stipendio all’anno tra benzina e parcheggi	0	0
9	Хватает ли бензина на южных заправках: отвечают туристы из Кирова	0	0
10	Корабль береговой охраны Италии ожидает разрешения на высадку 131 спасенного мигранта	0	0

• Тональность 0
• Информативность 0
• www.theguardian.com