Alright y’all, if you haven’t already read:
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Then click those links above and check them out! This post is going to cover our days in Capri, Positano, and the Amalfi Coast.
Thursday morning we woke up in Naples and took an early ferry over to Capri. It was about a 45 minute ride and Craig & I both fell asleep on the way over to Capri! When we arrived it was just the most beautiful morning you could imagine. The water sparkles like it’s full of diamonds and it’s the prettiest blue color.
We stayed at Relais Maresca, which was super convenient because it was right at the marina! So we didn’t have to lug our bags around. Again our main goals with where we stayed was that the location was good and it wasn’t too expensive. We really liked our spot! There was a beach right out front, and we were only steps from the funicular that takes you up to Capri town. Yes it was in a busy spot, but it wasn’t loud and at night everyone has gone home so it’s quiet!
Anyways when we got there we dropped our bags at the hotel and then immediately took the funicular up to Capri town. It’s only about 2 euro round trip per person and is about a 5 minute ride. Easy! Not to mention you get the most beautiful views as you go higher & higher! We meandered around town and stopped to get breakfast at a little cafe since we hadn’t had anything to eat yet. Naturally I got a chocolate croissant & a cappuccino! It gave us plenty of energy to get yet more steps in as we walked all over Capri!
It is the prettiest place!!
For the next few hours we walked and explored, took pictures, and then finally ended up a few miles away on the far side of the island. We were looking to see Arco Naturale, and just before we got there we stumbled upon this little restaurant with the prettiest views! By this point it had been a few hours since we last ate, and it was hot. I was sweating from all the walking (and all the stairs!) we did on this trail around the island so finding a place to sit & have lunch was great. We each had an Aperol spritz and then I got the Caprese con Bufala salad and C got pasta. Then we continued on to the Arco Naturale…it was just right around the corner 🙂
After that we walked back through town and headed back to the hotel. We wanted to relax and have a little beach time so that’s what we did!
That night we had dinner plans so we went upstairs to the rooftop of the hotel for a little pre-dinner drink first before walking to the restaurant. We ate at Da Paolino Restaurant and y’all…the ceiling is entirely made of Lemon trees!! It’s so dreamy.
There’s also a dessert bar there where you can eat everything you want…which we took full advantage of, but Craig and I split it so we only had 1 plate for the both of us. He volunteered me to carry this large plate full of dessert back through the restaurant to our table…LOL. I got a view looks from other patrons but I’m going to just go with they were looking at how good the desserts were and not judging me for how many I had on my plate;)
We walked back home as well and it was so pretty to look out over the water at night. Capri is definitely something special.
The next morning we got up early so we could have breakfast up on the terrace, then we took a bus to Anacapri so we could ride the chair lift up to Monte Solaro, the highest peak on the island! I was a little nervous about this because I’m scared of heights and the chair lift is literally just single chairs so I couldn’t even sit next to Craig. But I’m glad I did it, even though it takes you up really high, the chair lift itself is never really all that high off the ground. Like, if you fell you wouldn’t die. Ha so definitely do it if you go!!
Literally above the clouds up there!!
After that we headed back to the hotel to pack up and get on our next Ferry to Positano. It was only about a 25 minute ride so really quick!
Once we were there, we plugged into Google Maps how to get to our hotel because we had no idea! Google maps apparently tries to always find the quickest/shortest route somewhere, even if it’s the hardest and up a million steps!!! Because that is what we did. We arrived at our hotel, Hotel Villa Gabrisa, drenched in sweat. Those people were SO sweet and once we told them how we got here they were like “oh nooooo!” and explained that they could have picked us up when we got off the ferry AND that there’s a much easier way to get around. The kind girl at the front desk took out a map and highlighted where we should go and how to get around. Make it super easy on us from there on out! Not to mention they gave us a glass of champagne when we arrived, that also helped!
We LOVED this spot. We got one of the attic rooms, because they are less expensive than the other rooms (which I caught glimpses of as we walked by, and they were quite grand!) but it was seriously so perfect and our favorite room! It had it’s own little terrace with a table & chairs, and the room, bed, and bathroom were all very comfortable.
Once we finished our champagne, we decided to go find some food. We headed to Hotel Poseidon and their restaurant, Il Tridente, for lunch. The views in this very spot, y’all, are just breathtaking!! Hotel Poseidon is really in a great location, because it’s not so far out of the way from the shops and beach and it’s still an easy walk, but high up enough where you get a really spectacular view.
They were kind enough to let us hang out by the pool for a couple of hours after lunch…it was definitely nice to kick our feet up! We would love to stay at Hotel Poseidon if we ever go back because of it’s great location & the fact it has a pool!!
Although we were very comfortable by the pool, we decided to venture down the road a bit more towards the beach. We stopped in some of the little shops on the way there and finally just perched at a spot on the free public beach area. The sand was SO hot…be sure you have sandals or something if you go in the summer!!
We only stayed down by the ocean for 30 minutes or so and then we decided to head back up to our hotel. It was almost cocktail hour, after all, and we each were craving an Aperol spritz. They are just so refreshing!!
Another evening came when we had dinner reservations (originally at Terrazza Cele) and we ended up just staying right there at our hotel for dinner. I mean look at this view?! We didn’t need anything else.
We also ended dinner with THE BEST dessert I maybe have ever had in my life. This is a lemon cake (the Amalfi coast is known for it’s lemons!) and it was so good I felt like I was in heaven. I have always loved lemon desserts so this was perfect. Even Craig agreed it might have been the best thing we ate on the entire trip.
We stayed at our table until it was dark, and then we headed back up to the room to relax.
The next morning we had breakfast at the hotel, walked around some, took some pictures, and then our friends came to pick us up so we could go hike the Path of the Gods. We drove a lot of the Amalfi coastline which is sort of terrifying (windy roads on the side of steep cliffs) but the views were great.
After the hike we drove further to Ravello to stop there for lunch & to explore. Such a cute little town! I had read another blogger write about the Belmond Hotel Caruso and how you should go there for lunch, because of the views and the amazing pizza. So I offered that up to our group and people were cool with it. Oh man do I regret that. It’s a STUNNING hotel, very fancy, and the views are amazing, don’t get me wrong. But we felt SO out of place there…in our hiking clothes. I could just feel people’s eyes on us in that sort of “why are you here” kind of way. The guests I mean, not the staff… I should clarify that. The staff were very kind to us. Oh, but then we got the menu…a single margherita pizza was 24 euro. 24 EURO!? IS THE CRUST GOLD? Like what? We had been eating 4 euro pizza in Naples. This was crazy. I wish that previous blogger would have more explicitly stated that while the pizza is good, you might have to take out a loan to eat it. LOL. Anyways, I guess “expensive” is a relative term. So we ended up just splitting 2 pizzas between the four of us.
It felt much more comfortable once we had left and were back to meandering around town…we even got street Aperol spritzes. There are no open container laws in Italy (at least no where we went) and I have to say I don’t believe the Italians take full advantage of this. I never saw anyone walking around with an adult beverage! But we took advantage of it.
In case you’re wondering what’s in an Aperol Spritz, it’s Aperol, prosecco, and soda water. So pretty light & bubbly!
It was a beautiful day! That night we headed back to Naples and our friends grilled out burgers for us. It was a perfect dinner!
In the next (& I think last) part of our trip recap, I will cover more about Naples, Pompeii, and our boating day to Ischia! See ya then!
xo,
Bess
truly loving these recaps, the photos have me dreaming!
so glad you like them!! its a LOT to recap but I love sharing all the details of the trip!!
Would love to read about Pompeii. DId i miss that post?
Ah no you haven’t missed it!! I got so darn busy I haven’t had time to sit down and write everything! I swear it’ll be up in the next couple weeks I will do my best to do it asap!! 🙂
You make the places you visited so real, felt like I was with you.