Travel tips for the Amalfi Coast

Italy is in the European Union, the Schengen area and the eurozone — the currency here is the euro (€), and displayed prices already include VAT at 22% (10% on hotels and restaurants), so what's on the menu or the ticket window is close to what you pay, plus a cover charge (coperto, €1-4) added to restaurant bills; a round-up of roughly 5-10% covers a tip, never 15-20%. The Amalfi Coast is on the mainland, in Campania, not on Sicily or any island — Capri, offshore, is the exception.

Driving is on the right, and the SS163 is narrow with hairpin bends, tunnels, and stretches where two buses can't pass; parking is scarce and costs €3-6 an hour, and Positano and Amalfi close their centres to non-resident traffic. Naples Capodichino airport (NAP) is the region's main gateway, about ninety minutes from the coast by road. No train serves the Amalfi Coast itself — the closest rail link is the Circumvesuviana between Naples and Sorrento. 50-5 per night is collected at hotels. Italy's ETIAS system is not yet in force and should never be described as mandatory.

None of this changes at the Sentiero degli Dei or on ferry crossings specifically: both are subject to weather and season, while exposed trail sections and seasonal boat cancellations are safety and access facts, not currency or visa ones.