Italian Lemon Town | Even the Air Smells Like Sweet and Sour Lemons
🚗 Transportation Guide
1️⃣ Main Transportation
🔸It is recommended to start from Naples, take the Circumvesuviana train to Sorrento (EUR 4.6 one way), and then transfer to the SITA bus to Positano (EUR 2.4 one way, 30 minutes).
🔸For self-driving, you can choose the SS163 road on the Amalfi Coast, which is known as the "most beautiful coastal road in the world", but the mountain road is narrow and has many bends, so it is recommended for experienced drivers to challenge it, and remember to prepare motion sickness medicine!
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2️⃣ Transportation between towns
🔸In peak season, it is recommended to take a boat between the towns to avoid congestion and enjoy the scenery of the coastline.
🔸SITA buses connect the main towns, but tickets are tight in peak season, so it is recommended to buy round-trip tickets in advance.
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🌊Must-see Attractions | Check in the Mediterranean Blue
1️⃣ Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra)
Take a small boat and lie flat to enter the cave. The sea water refracted by the sunlight glows like a sapphire. The boatman hums folk songs.
✅Tips:
Opening hours: 9:00–17:00 in summer (11:00–14:00 is the best light), closed in winter.
Cost: EUR 13 (boat fee + ticket), plus EUR 2–3 in cash as a tip for the boatman.
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2️⃣ Gardens of Augustus (Giardini di Augusto)
Overlooking the Faraglioni and Via Krupp, postcard-level sea view! Tickets are EUR 1.5, which is super cost-effective.
📸Photo spots: observation deck, lemon groves, Tizzano’s kiosk by the cliff for a glass of lemon smoothie (sour warning).
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3️⃣ Monte Solaro
Take an open-air chairlift from Anacapri (EUR 11 round trip), climb to the top in 15 minutes, and have a 360° view of the entire island. There is an Augustus statue and a "world distance stone table" on the top of the mountain.
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4️⃣ Villa Jovis
Imagine the glory of the empire in the ruins, and the mansions and flower fields along the way are super healing.
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🍋Food Recommendations
🔸Buonocore Gelateria freshly baked cones + fig ice cream, the island's top-rated gelato!
🔸Il Riccio cliff seafood restaurant (inside Jumeirah Hotel), with a Michelin chef in charge, oysters with lemon juice are amazing!
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🏡Accommodation Recommendations
🔸Luxury choice: Grand Hotel Quisisana (a century-old legend, infinity pool + private sea view terrace).
🔸Cost-effective B&B: Villa Mariuccia Capri (10-minute walk to Piazza Umberto, three-bedroom sea view apartment suitable for family/girlfriend trips).