TJinSOMA

Hello. We are finalizing some plans for a trip next year (snagged the all important airline upgrades). We are renting a villa in Cortona with some friends and then wrapping up with six nights in the Amalfi Coast and Rome before flying home. I'm trying to figure out how best to split up our last six nights.

We originally were going to do 2 nights Capri, 2 nights Positano and 2 nights Rome but decided we don't want to move around that much so we're thinking 3 nights in Positano and 3 nights in Rome. My questions are as follows:

1) Is Positano worth three nights or should we just do 2 nights in Positano and 4 in Rome (we've been to Rome a few times and love it, just not sure what all there is to do in Positano besides maybe a day trip to Ravello)

2) If we did 3 nights in Positano is it worth a day trip to Capri? I wouldn't mind wandering the island and maybe the blue grotto, but not a big fan of the daytripping hordes so may take a pass.

We think we're going to splurge on Le Sirenuse so the next debate is what room type....

Thanks as always for the advice.

bobthenavigator

Are you landing in Rome or Naples?
You will lose half a day just getting to Positano.

nytraveler

If you have already been to Rome several times I would spend mre time in Positano - so you can see Pompeii (brilliant and unmissable), Capri and the Amalfi coast.

TJinSOMA

We'll be driving from Cortona (still lose half the day by the time we drop car in Sorrento and take ferry). We are going to see Pompeii on our way to Rome (have a driver take us to Pompeii and them drop us at the train station to head into Rome).

If we stay 3 nights we figure one day trip will be Ravello and one will be Capri (we didn't know if Capri was worth a day trip or will it e overrun - going in late May). For instance, we've stayed in San Gimignano and loved it in the evenings but hated it in the middle of the day.

Thanks

Weadles

We just returned from a 1-week stay in Positano and could easily have stayed longer, even though this was our fourth visit to the area. Three nights is not a very long time to stay there, especially if you're going to visit Capri and Ravello. Capri should not be overrun with day trippers at the end of May. Just make sure you get an early start on the day of your visit.

Great idea to see Pompeii on the way to Rome. We've done it this way twice, and it makes that visit so much easier!