Sorrento.
And Positano. A wedding, and a lot of lunches.
Sorrento & Positano (May 2022).
We went primarily for the wedding of our friends Alessio and Kevin, but of course we made the most of Sorrento and Positano while we were there. Mostly by eating and drinking.
Sorrento.
The piazza is busy day and night, the lanes are full of lemon everything, and lunch tends to run into the evening. Pizza, pasta and mojitos in the sun. Sorrento at night, with the church lit up at the end of the street, is hard to beat.
The wedding.
A beautiful day with good friends. Dressed up for once.
Positano.
Best seen from the water. The town stacks up the cliff in pinks and yellows, and from a boat you get the whole thing at once. Seafood for lunch, obviously.
Go for the wedding, stay for the lunches.
Getting there.
Ryanair from Stansted to Naples, about two and a half hours, then a pre-booked taxi to Sorrento, about an hour.
Other options: there are direct flights to Naples from Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Edinburgh. The Curreri bus from the airport to Sorrento is about €13 and takes 75 to 90 minutes. The Alibus into Naples and the Circumvesuviana train is cheaper but slower, and from April to October there are ferries from Molo Beverello. Sorrento to Positano is about 50 minutes on the SITA bus for €2.40, or 35 minutes by ferry for around €20, landing right on the beach.
Where to stay.
We had five nights at La Ferrovia Guest House, by the Circumvesuviana station.
Budget: A Casa di Erica on Via Marziale, around £100 a night. Mid-range: Sorrento ResArt Suite on Viale Nizza, around £150, or Hotel Antiche Mura by Piazza Tasso if you want a pool. Fancy: Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria, on the cliff over the bay, well into four figures a night in season.
Worth booking.
Dinner at Ristorante Museo Caruso on Via Sant'Antonino.
With more time: the Bagni della Regina Giovanna, a seafood lunch down at Marina Grande, the Path of the Gods walk above Positano, and a day on Capri.
