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EuroAdventure15: The Amalfi Coast

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(posted by Emily) 10 July 2015 Sorrento, Italy Amalfi, Italy Revello, Italy One of the main tourist draws in southern  Italy is the Amalfi Coast. There are any number of ways to get to the various towns along the way, but we chose the SITA bus. A 24 hour bus pass is only 8 Euro per person, and you can get on and off as you please. The first bus from Sorrento runs at 6:30, but because we wanted to get breakfast at the Hilton, we caught the 8:30. We managed to get seat, but on the left side to start. The right side is ideal, since you are literally against the coast, but I think we would have needed to be there a bit earlier to score those seats. That being said, at least we didn't have to stand! (later in the day, SITA buses are standing-room only) The views were stunning as we worked our way down. Rick and I both listened to a Rick Steves podcast about the Amalfi Coats as we drove. The first major town you pass through is Positnaos--the vast majority of the people on our bus got of...