Naples, Amalfi & Capri in 5 days — sea, cliffs, pizza, and one famous island

Day 1: Naples

Napoli Sotterranea (€12, guided tour, 2h) — Greek aqueducts, WWII shelters, 40m underground. Pizza at 50 Kalò. MADRE museum (€8). Evening: Via Tribunali.

Day 2: Positano and Amalfi

Ferry Naples–Positano: 1h20, €18–22. Walk to Fornillo beach (quieter). SITA bus to Amalfi (30 min, €2.40).

Day 3: Ravello

Bus from Amalfi: 25 min, €1.40. Villa Rufolo (€10, Norman-Arab architecture). Villa Cimbrone Terrace of Infinity (€8). Lunch at Cumpa’ Cosimo — family trattoria since 1929.

Day 4: Capri

Ferry Amalfi–Capri: 1h20, €20–24. Anacapri bus (€2). Monte Solaro chairlift (€12 return). Blue Grotto (€18 rowboat, weather dependent). Giardini di Augusto (€1). Evening ferry back.

Day 5: Herculaneum and farewell

Circumvesuviana to Herculaneum (20 min, €2.80, entry €13). Better preserved than Pompeii — wooden furniture, food, even a horse skeleton. Back by 1pm. Final sfogliatella at Mary in Galleria Umberto I.

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