Day 61 - Coastal road at last

Today we decided to explore the towns of Amalfi and Ravallo and made sure that we took the coastal road this time. The twists and turns of the narrow road make the Great Ocean Road seem like a beginners drive. Meeting buses and trucks was quite hair raising and we could see why many of the cars in the area have bangs and scrapes on them, a lot more than you would see at home.

Amalfi was smaller and seemed nicer than Sorrento, it was in a lovely bay with no big hotels on the water, but there was a car park full of tourist buses. Amalfi seems to be a destination for the day trippers from Sorrento and Positano further along the coast. We found a nice restaurant on the water's edge and had an enjoyable lunch. 

From Amalfi we drove up into the hillside to visit Ravallo, unfortunately so had everyone else it seemed. As great as the view overlooking the cliff faces and the towns was it's not much point if you can't find a place to park so we gave up and let the gps route us through the mountains back to Vietri. 

Back in Vietri we went down to the waterfront where it was so much quieter than the other Amalfi towns, just a few cars, not many people, and and an almost empty beach.