For you, waking in a cliffside hotel on Italy’s Amalfi Coast may be a dream come true. For the kids? It’s an eye-popping adventure. What a feast this gorgeous region is for the whole family. Together you’ll visit Pompeii…walk the rim of Mt. Vesuvius…hydrofoil across the Bay of Naples…and take dips at some of the most spectacular pools and beaches you will ever see. For the kids and teens, there’s a treasure hunt in manicured gardens and a cool boat ride into the Blue Grotto. We’ll see to it that you have time for shopping and candlelit dinners overlooking the sea. Yes, you’ll all learn something about history or culture or mythology. But most of all, you’ll share a rich and relaxing experience in truly memorable surroundings.

DAY 1 - NAPLES
We meet in Naples (1 night) and start our Amalfi Coast family vacation with a short journey to Mt. Vesuvius. An awesome walk on the crater’s rim offers spectacular views of the entire Amalfi Coast, and the opportunity to see the islands and coastline that we’ll explore together over the week.

DAYS 2-3 - CAPRI
We reach the famed island of Capri by hydrofoil and settle into our spa-hotel (2 nights). There’s a very cool walk to the ruins of Roman Emperor Tiberius’ villa, perched on a scenic cliff. And because we are staying two nights, we can linger in the Piazzetta, shop and explore like the locals after the day-trippers have returned home. Next morning, a fun ride on the chairlift takes us to Monte Solaro, followed by a glamorous beachside lunch and swimming in the sparkling blue waters at Marina Piccola. Later, a boat cruise into the caves of the Blue Grotto put an exclamation mark on the day.

DAYS 4-7 - POSITANO / NAPLES
Back on the mainland, we check into our cliff-clinging hotel in Positano (3 nights). You'll find the shopping here is sensational. After a walk down a scenic valley with awesome waterfalls and the ruins of medieval mills, the kids try their hands at paper-making while you see how limoncello, the local lemon liqueur, is made. (The kids may be interested to know that the nearby village of Amalfi has a gelato shop on each corner of its square.) You’ll also get a sea-level view of the awesome coastline as we kayak to a secluded beach at the foot of a cliff.

On our final day, we tour the fabled excavations at Pompeii with an archeologist-friend who is great at capturing the imaginations of kids and adults before we part company in nearby Naples.