We are traveling to Amalfi by car and staying at a hotel in Amalfi for 3 nights during the last week of March 25, and just wondering if this is a good time to go. Any advice on what to see and do for two full days will be appreciated.
Posted by
Ontario, Canada
5497 posts
March is off season, so the ferries won't be running. Some hotels, restaurants, and shops may still be closed. It will be too cold to swim. And if it has been raining, the hiking trails may not be in their best shape. Usually, having a car on the AC isn't recommended due to the narrow and extremely congested roads and dearth of parking in the towns. But since this is early, you may get lucky on both counts. Be sure your hotel has parking.
As for what to do: Rick's guidebook has suggestions, as does the Explore Europe section of this forum: https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/italy/amalfi-coast
Posted by
Wyckoff, NJ, USA
7943 posts
You have a good reply already. When we hired a car and driver for 8 hours on the AC (from 5 nights in Sorrento), we noticed that our driver tended to double-park in a tiny garage where he had friends to play cards with. My point is that there are precious few parking spaces on the AC, regardless of season. They simply don't exist. I mean to go to a church, beach, or restaurant.
You may (I don't know from personal experience) have trouble using a car in the way that you do at home. Pompeii does not have parking garages or even Disneyland-sized surface lots. I have no idea if the off-season visitor load is more or less than the public curb spaces can accomodate.
Please come back here and report. We are desperate for off-season information.
Posted by
OP
2 posts
Thank you!
This is very helpful. Fortunately, the hotel has parking. As for the rest, we will report and let you know how it went.