Positano
The cliffside terrace, the stacked houses, the evening that did not want to end. We ate at Adamo ed Eva and stayed close enough to the water that the walk home was the point.
Destinations we love
The Amalfi Coast — the trip we measure others against.
Lemon groves, a cliff road that does not hurry, and the country Collin's family name comes from. This is the couples' trip that set our standard — Positano, Capri, and the water in between.
Italy, walked
A sunset that didn't quit, and a coastline that felt like reading a family story backwards.
Cusano is an Italian name. Walking that coast made the name feel less like a spelling and more like a place.
We did not try to see the whole peninsula. We stayed on the water, ate where the terrace actually looked at the sea, and took the boat to Capri because everyone said we should — and because, for once, everyone was right. We'll be back. Next time with a stroller, to prove our own packing advice.
From the camera roll
The coast as we actually saw it.
The terrace, the water, Capri, lunch. Not a highlight reel — the days as they looked from where we stood.
Places we went
Not a bucket list. The actual stops.
These are the pieces of the coast we still talk about. If you only have a few days, start here.
Capri & the Blue Grotto
A day trip that earned the hype. The grotto is the postcard; the boat ride over and the hour you spend not checking the time are what we kept.
Positano from the sea
The town makes more sense from a boat than from the road. If you do one paid thing here, make it a water tour — the cliffs only read as cliffs once you leave the pavement.
Albergo Miramare
A lunch with a view we still send people to. Not because it is famous. Because the food showed up hot and nobody rushed us off the terrace.
From the trip
The footage, in the place it belongs.
These clips used to sit in a pile on a Google Site, mixed in with tour cards. They live here now — under the coast they were shot on. Watch on Instagram, where we posted them first.
On the water
The boat day between Positano and Capri. Opens the Amalfi clips on our Instagram.
Through the arch
The rock opens, the water goes bright, and for a minute the itinerary disappears. Same Instagram set.
If you go
The experiences we actually used.
These are the same Amalfi and Capri tours that lived on our old Explore Travel Finds page — now sitting next to the trip they belong to, not in a feed of everything. Some links are affiliate (#ad). We only kept the ones from this coast.
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Top things to do on the Amalfi Coast
The overview we sent friends who had four days and too many tabs open.
See the list Viator · #adPositano water tours
The town from the water. Worth it even if you think you have already seen it from the road.
See water tours Viator · #adPositano tours & excursions
Day trips out of the village when you want the coast, not another staircase.
See Positano tours Viator · #adCapri & Blue Grotto, small group
The version we would book again: small enough that the grotto is not a cattle line.
See the tour Viator · #adCapri & Blue Grotto day tour
If you only have the one day from the coast, this is the shape of it.
See the day tour Viator · #adCapri Island, private
For when the small-group clock is the thing you do not want to share.
See private tours Our tableRistorante Adamo ed Eva, Positano
Not an affiliate. A restaurant we actually sat at, and still recommend.
Restaurant site Our tableAlbergo Miramare, Positano
Lunch with the view. Also not an affiliate — just a place that treated us well.
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Hotels & tourism boards on this coast — hello.
If your property genuinely welcomes families, we would love to show what that looks like when we go back.