It is one of the most wonderful places in the world: the Amalfi Coast.
Declared World Heritage Site by Unesco, it is a coast very rich in naturalistic beauties, all to discover. Situated at south of the Sorrentine Peninsula, the Costiera Amalfitana (Amalfi Coast) looks out onto the gulf of Salerno and is delimitated at west by Positano and at east by Vietri sul Mare, two localities symbol of these places.
Visiting the Amalfi Coast and its iconic towns, such as Amalfi, Conca dei Marini, Praiano, Ravello and many more, is surely one of the best choices to give yourself a tourist and cultural visit. Not only: the Amalfi Coast is a chest of evocative places, tastes to enjoy and enchanting glimpses to keep in mind.
If it is true that visiting the Amalfi Coast from land is undoubtedly an experience to do, discovering it by boat, through a unique point of view, is even more exciting.
On the contrary, you cannot say having visited the Amalfi Coast without having tried the thrill of discovering it by sea.
On boat, setting sail from one of the numerous harbors of the coast, you can admire by close the clearness of the water and remain with the head up to admire the little houses climbed on the rocky coast. Almost a painting of times gone by.
Only from the boat, flying on the surface of the water, you can see the thousand colors of the sea bottoms, the several shades of the blue of the sea, depending on the depth, and plunge in total silence far away from the buzzing of the beaches and the populated coast.
Then, visiting the Amalfi Coast by boat allows visiting those magic and hidden places impossible to see from the dry land: caves, coves, little beaches and all those places only reachable by sea.
Moreover, on the boat, you can experiment by close the beauty of the Stacks of Capri or stop in Vietri sul Mare to discover its wonderful ceramics or Punta Campanella, one of the protected reserves of the Coast.
On the boat, you can also feel the emotion of being a little like Ulysses. In fact, in front of Positano, there are the three islets of Li Galli, homeland of the mythological Sirens who tried to bewitch Ulysses. It is not allowed landing on these islets because they are private. However, it is possible to circumnavigate them also trying to peek inside the villa built on the biggest island, designed by the French architect Le Corbusier.
Therefore, visiting the Coast from the privileged point of view of a boat can surely give many emotions and allow better knowing the beauties of the place. Moreover, with the right itinerary and a bit of organization you can make different stops on the dry land to taste delicious dishes in the little restaurants of the zone or relax on one of the wonderful beaches.
One of the wonderful little bays of the Amalfi Coast, reachable by boat.
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