Amalfi Things to Do

In Villagio Nettuno where we stayed there was a diving club. You can buy a diving lesson or go snorkeling with a group of professionals.
The price per person for a snorkeling day trip is 18E and the trip lasts form 10.30 am till 4.00pm
In the price there are included some snaks, drinks and watermelon.

Diving lesson costs 35E, gears are provided and included in the price.

According to me, there is no better thing to do than lying on the beach, sunbathing, swimming...
Just take your time, watch people around and do a walk in the evening.
This is the right place for things like that and even though you are "an always busy" type you should enjoy a weekend like that form time to time.

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Located only five minutes by foot from Amalfi (really!), Atrani considers itself to be an entirely different town. To reach Atrani, head to the port and follow the main road to the left.

There isn't much to see in Atrani: a small, dirty beach, an antique clock and a small piazza with children playing football day after day. There are some rooms available for rent here and a few restaurants and bars... and relatively no tourists! There is an authentic small-town feeling here, and it's worth a visit from Amalfi.

The Baroque interior of the church dates only to the 18th century and hides the original Roman structure. On your way out, check out the bronze doors, the first of their type to be brought to Italy from Constantinople.

The monumental Cathedral of Amalfi dates back to the 13th century and combines Moorish and Norman architecture. Today, it is open for religious ceremonies, while visits cost about EUR 3 with an informative pamphlet. Depending on your level of interest the visit can take from fifteen minutes to more than an hour, but I would recommend it.

In Italian, grotto means cave. The Grotto Smerelda is The Emerald Cave, where the water shimmers an eerie greenish-blue and stalactites and stalagmites grow around you. It is a quick boat trip (15 minutes or so) from the port at Amalfi, but it can also be reached by land. Entrance to the grotto is EUR 5 and includes a brief boat trip in Italian (bad English upon request). Oarsmen expect a tip.

Recommended for people with kids and/or nothing better to do.

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Probably nothing unusual for a European tourist, but something new to an Australian, chilli seems to be a common thread in most produce shops or roadside stalls around the Amalfi Coast. The chilli is usually hanging in large bunches ready for purchase. The colours of the chiili are striking and the taste of the chilli in restaurant meals is quite spectacular.

While travelling around Italy, especially the Amalfi coast, I became obsessed with Italian grapes. I must say that I LOVE grapes (during our Australian summer when Anne buys grapes I can eat the entire bag for lunch or even dinner! If Anne does not take a bunch before I see them.....she misses out!) On our travels I found the Italian grapes to be large, full of juice and full of flavour and I could not resist them.....every day. Lucky for me that grapes can be found in all street stalls, produce shops and all the way up through France. (I even maintained my enjoyment of grapes in Epernay...the champagne capital of the world...in liquid form!)