Have you been to the Amalfi Coast (Italy)?

Some of mine from Amalfi. I was there in 2007. Lovely place, the whole coast is. Don't forget Capri and Sorrento is nice as well. BTW, driving was OK then.
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Roger, I.m surprised at your stating Italians are the worst drivers in the world. I've always believed the Turks were. Stories about Turkish drivers abound. There is the tale of the Turkish tourist who bought a very used Merc in Germany and drove it back to his brother's
garage in Ankara......in reverse.
 
Have you ever been stuck in a major city centre, with about 100 cars all standing at some street? Car drivers calling each other names, and cursing each other's mothers? Memories of Baghdad driving! In the end, the driver who knows the highest ranked politicans has "right of way".
 
Amalfi coast is not Rome or Milano. I find driving on the motorways or in the more rural areas in Italy absolutely relaxing. People drive a bit faster compared to Germany. When speed limit is 80 in Germany people drive 85-90 average, in Italy around 100, but mostly in a controlled fashion.
But maybe you are all talking about an Italy in a different dimension...
 
Then again I heard of a British diplomat who was exceptionally proud that his Bentley had survived unscathed his 4 year posting in Ankara. Hee drove back across Europe, took the ferry from Calais to Dover and 1 miles later disaster struck! He was rear ended. Erupting from his car he gave the other driver a large and expletive filled piece of his mind. The guilty party looked at him and said "pardon effendi ".
 
pepeguitarra said:
How is that? :confused:
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They're well connected and in the flow. My approach to driving in Italy is drive like I normally do anywhere other than in the USA. They avoid me, with great talent and skills. Drive like an American, passing on the right, no turn signals, erratic, wandering from one lane to another, reading/sending text messages, falling asleep at traffic signals, sightseeing, varying speeds and you're inviting a problem. They expect a level of disciplined driving.

Italians are very capable drivers. It's the roads, other than the Autostrada's, they have to drive on were simply not made for the speed, size and number of vehicles on them.
 
We went to Sorrento a couple of years ago and took a coach ride along the Amalfi coast. I thought the roads unsuitable for heavy traffic, particularly coaches. They get stuck on the hairpin bends and have to 'forward and reverse' to get round. The coaches seem too big for some of the narrow roads in the towns. I felt uncomfortable and vowed never to go by coach again. A car is a different matter of course but I'm not sure I would like the experience. Sorrento has a little fishing port and I noticed they did boat trips along the Amalfi coast. If we ever went back to Sorrento (great place, great base from which to explore the area) I would definitely take that boat trip. We did go on a boat trip to Capri. The main town on the island is just too crowded but the cable car trip to the top was fun. Have fun!
 
jcb4718 said:
We went to Sorrento a couple of years ago and took a coach ride along the Amalfi coast. I thought the roads unsuitable for heavy traffic, particularly coaches. They get stuck on the hairpin bends and have to 'forward and reverse' to get round. The coaches seem too big for some of the narrow roads in the towns. I felt uncomfortable and vowed never to go by coach again. A car is a different matter of course but I'm not sure I would like the experience. Sorrento has a little fishing port and I noticed they did boat trips along the Amalfi coast. If we ever went back to Sorrento (great place, great base from which to explore the area) I would definitely take that boat trip. We did go on a boat trip to Capri. The main town on the island is just too crowded but the cable car trip to the top was fun. Have fun!
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That's amazing. I live in an island in the USA. Imagine that, the same thing happens. And when the tourists show up we have chaos.

Think how much nicer Sorrento and my place would be if people went someplace else.
 
The central part of Italyhas been getting earthjquakes recently, so maybe we need to reconsider our travel options within Italy. Maybe, the Southern coast is safer?
 
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