The (in)famous Amalfi Coast. Talking numbers it is not that long a distance. But due to lots of…read morewinding turns and narrow streets through the towns it takes a while to do it. And of course the many many view points will slow you down extra.
Many are a bit scared of the drive, but there's no reason to it I say, if you're a bit of an experienced driver. If you mastered the Road To Hana in Hawaii (which isn't that difficult) or even the Pacific Coast Highway, then you can do this one-handed. We had an over 5m long Station Wagon and it did fine here. Ok, if you show up in an Escalade, you might get in trouble a bunch of times.
But it really is fine, many tourists won't drive that fast, so you won't have to either. And the locals will take you over anyway. The only thing you should be aware of are the turns. Italians are fast drivers, but they will use both lanes in a turn. So have your foot ready on the break, because there might be a car partly on your lane in any turn. If you're aware of that, you will enjoy this Coastal Road.
So many beautiful views and vista points and lots of charming towns and villages. Of course Amalfi itself is the famous place here. But overcrowded. If you look for a charming little village with locals and good food you definitely should stop at Cetara. Parking is - as in any town here - quite limited though.
If you want your spouse, girlfriend/boyfriend or any shotgun passenger to enjoy the views you should drive from west to east (except you're selfish).
Like I said, Vista Points are plenty, but also mostly just a few parking spots. Many visitors get temped and park their car anywhere....on the road itself....even in turns. Pls. don't do that. It's quite annyoing and downright dangerous.
A lovely road - a thing that you should do at least once in your life.
