The Sorrento Peninsular, which includes the Amalfi Coast part of the Bay of Naples is, in my opinion, in the top 5 most beautiful places in the world. The dramatic cliffs, turquoise clear waters and idyllic islands that look like something from an AI-generated image are even further enhanced by the exquisite Italian villages that hug the impossibly dramatic mountain sides. It really is wow, and you find yourself often stopping and just gawping at the beauty.
The problem though is the crowds and general mass tourism of it all – the queues along some of the narrow roads are some of the worst I’ve seen anywhere in the world, and the prices are utterly, utterly mental (think €2,000+ a night in summer). The experience is still wow . . . but the crowds diminish it.
If you tweak it a bit, primarily with staying in the small towns to the west of Sorrento Town itself, you can quickly change this from a basic Wow to a max Wow-factor experience. See below for the tips to help you do this.
