Taking a Day Trip to the Amalfi Coast from Rome: Is It Worth It?

Pastel-colored towns perched on the sides of cliffs. Terraced groves where lemons are grown to be turned into limoncello. And the ever-present glimpse of blue sea.

This is the Amalfi Coast.

The Amalfi Coast is famous in Italy – arguably just as famous as the “must-visit” cities like Rome and Venice and Florence.

But when you’re planning your first trip to Italy, you’ll quickly realize that you can’t possibly fit it all in. There’s too much to see, and the country is really just too large to cover every part of it (or even just the famous parts!) in a short trip.

So this is where day trips can come in handy.

Plan your trip around visiting your top must-see spots like the Colosseum and the canals of Venice, and then set aside a couple day…