Want to go to Italy end of june only have 7 nights and was thinking of spending some time on capri...?

sorrento and the amalfi coast. Do u think we'll feel rushed and will miss out? I know its better than not going at all but would hate to feel that theres so much more to see.

Also we can only fly into Rome so renting a car and going to be brave and drive down to sorrento, has anyone had this type of driving experience? Is it crazy?Want to go to Italy end of june only have 7 nights and was thinking of spending some time on capri...?
The drive down as far as Sorrento isn't too bad if you stay out of Naples. Driving on the Amalfi Coast highway past Sorrento can be interesting though. You really don't need a car to make this trip. From Rome, you can catch the train to Naples and change to the Circumvesuviana train to Sorrento from there. The Circumvesuviana train also has stops at the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Then catch the boat to Capri. There are buses from Sorrento that will take you further down the Amalfi Coast, but it is the one part of the trip where a car can be useful if you can handle the traffic.



There will always be more that you could see and do no matter how long you're here. I've been living in Italy for 10 years and haven't come close to seeing everything I'd like to even though I go out exploring most weekends. Before I moved here, I used to take short breaks of 3 or 4 days to Europe and target specific cities. Leaving something for the next trip isn't so bad. Rather you feel rushed or not depends on how much you try to cram into the time you have. Take the time to enjoy where you are - relax a bit. You can see and do a lot in 7 days. Sometimes when I have visitors, we have gone to Pompeii or Capri for a day or two trip from where I live south of Verona using the night trains for travel. It's a long way to go and we certainly don't see everything there is, but it's always a good time.
To drive from Rome to Sorrento is possible, so you can move in convenience and you can see all the beauties of the Coastal Amalfitana: the beaches, the art, asked you the Marina Grande.

Attention to the traffic: above all in summer in those places there are as people, as traffic, as crazy persons that drive badly....



Sorrento is a particularly beautiful seaside even if more than great beaches retain small sandy really picturesque and romantic.

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Don't miss Amalfi Coast:It 'one of the coastal and most celebrated in Italy, Positano, with its charming fishing village who marries Mediterranean architectural harmony and beauty of the environment.

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Best Regards and have a nice TRIP!!!Want to go to Italy end of june only have 7 nights and was thinking of spending some time on capri...?
Capri is a fantastic island to visit. However, you might get a little bored after a day or so on the island. Just my opinion of course.



Sorrento is a nice place but as others have said its packed full of English tourists, its a bit like Brighton in someways.



However, there is much more to the Amalfi Coast than Sorrento.



Have a look at the well laid out Amalfi section on the Vivid Italy website http://www.vividitaly.co.uk/destination/鈥?/a> - its give you some simple and useful info about the area. If you want to get away from the UK tourists I would suggest you visit Attrani, Massa Lubrense and Positano.



Driving from Rome to Sorrento really does vary on what type of driver you. If you are experienced of driving in Europe you should be ok. However, if you are nervous I would suggest you either take the train or an internal flight.
That part of Italy is extremely wonderful but of course it's full of tourists, above all English tourists. Fly to Rome and drive to Sorrento is not so crazy, it's only ~ 250 Kms, about 3 hours driving (keep in mind that this zone is dramatically full of traffic) but when You will be there everything can be forgotten, the sea is wonderful, the panorama is fantastic and people so kind...You will always remember of this vacation...reserve the hotel in this moment to avoid the problem that every hotel is full
it is very normal... it is not crazy

but A1 carway is very epansive and gasoline in italy is very epansive.

You can take train .



You can take train from rome to naples then tahke another little tarain (called circumvesuviana ) to sorrento.



Regional train tiket roma-napoli cost about 10鈧?(about 3 hour faster train is more expansive)

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tiket from "napli piazza garibaldi" to sorrento cost about 5鈧?



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Sorrento is full of tourists, Not been to amalfi but its meant to be very nice, Capri is amazing my auntie lives there, you have to go and see the blue grotto, its very expensive to go in (was free for us but hey) its absolutely amazing, not really that much to do on the island mind full of designer shops and nice little bars.



Have been to rome, lots to see there but could do all the sites in bout 2 days if you felt up to it. :)
For American people is very difficult drive in Italy.

We are crazy when we are in our car.
You will need a second morgage sooooooo expensive
I wouldn't rent a car. Sorrento is very busy with traffic and you won't need it much. Its an extra cost and like i say you won't need it much. I would rather spend the cash on having a few boat trip and days out. Most hotels in Sorrento and along the Amalfi coast have small buses which run you into town and pick you up. They will even pick you up from the railway station. I would get the train from Rome to Naples then the Circumvesuviana, this way you can enjoy the views a lot more rather than worrying about traffic. Naples is very hectic and it can be stressful is you're not used to it. The roads are very narrow along the coast and can be quite scary, sometimes there are queues. (soon there will be even more traffic as the schools are breaking up and the holidays will be starting!)



Use say, Sorrento as your base and take day trips out to Capri and Amalfi or even to Pompei. I would say a day in Capri is plenty, especially if you get an early boat. A week will be plenty and you could have one day of sightseeing and one day of rest and you will really enjoy it.



A tip whenever you sit in Cafes etc even for a beer or juice they will charge you double or even triple the amount. Especially in Capri,it can be very expensive. Its fine to sit down once or twice in the day (especially if its hot or you need to rest) but if not buy water etc from the stall venders. Make sure you go up to Anacapri and take the chairlift o the top of Monte Solaro as the views are breathtaking and its such fun going up on the chairlift!



There are boat trips from Sorrento which go to Positano and along the Amalfi coast as well as buses. Always have your swimming stuff and a towel with you, as when its hot and you see the beautiful beaches you may want to have a dip!