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A Mediterranean passage

Costa Brava
to the Amalfi Coast

Ten days between Catalan coastal hikes, a Ravello wedding weekend, and a final glide through Amalfi before Rome and the flight home.
TravelerBrendon
DatesSep 20 – Oct 1, 2025
RouteSFO out · FCO home
Stays4 segments · 2 countries
SFO → Barcelona / Costa Brava → Ravello / Amalfi → Rome → SFO
Costa BravaWeddingAmalfiRome

September 2025

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
20Depart SFO
21Arrive Costa Brava
22Calella → Begur
23Begur → Pals
24Transfer to Amalfi
25Welcome party
26Wedding day
27Wedding weekend
28Check into Borgo Santandrea
29Boat day
30→ Rome

October 2025

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1Fly home
Costa BravaCoves, lighthouse climbs, and that long Mediterranean walking rhythm from village to village.
This section should feel like the Europe cards do, image-led first, then the structured detail tucked behind the reveal.
Stop 01 · Sep 21–24
01
Sep 21–24 · Spain

Costa BravaCalella de Palafrugell · Begur · Pals · Girona

A hiking-forward opening built around the Camí de Ronda, seafood lunches on the coast, and a steady movement between seaside towns and inland stone villages.
  • Calella → Begur hike
  • Begur → Pals hike
  • Seafood-focused meals
  • Coves, lighthouse, old towns
Calella and the opening coastline.
Begur textures, stone, and late-day light.
Pals and the inland finish.
Mini timeline
Sep 21
Arrival
Barcelona arrival, transfer north, first seaside night in Calella.
Sep 22
Hike day
Calella through Llafranc, Tamariu, and Aiguablava toward Begur.
Sep 23
Long walk
Begur to Pals via Sa Tuna, Aiguafreda, and Sa Riera.
Stay, meals, route

The Costa Brava logic

Same structure as Europe, just with different trip content. The expandable layer carries the richer detail instead of cluttering the lead card.

  • ●Hotels: Hotel Sant Roc, La Bionda, Hotel Gran Ultonia.
  • ●Meals: Tragamar, Es Dofi, Diferent, Recer de la Mar, El Pedró.
  • ●Route: Coastal footpaths first, then an inland finish toward Pals and Girona.
Wedding WeekendRavello terraces, Scala as base camp, and a weekend that shifts the whole trip from walk-forward to celebration-forward.
This should ultimately pick up real wedding imagery, but the structure is now the same type of stop card as Europe.
Stop 02 · Sep 24–28
02
Sep 24–28 · Italy

Maddy and Dylan’s WeddingScala · Ravello · Marmorata

A wedding-centered Amalfi Coast stretch with a welcome party, pasta making, Ravello dinner, and the full wedding day flow at Villa Eva.
  • Welcome party
  • Pasta making
  • Welcome dinner
  • Wedding day at Villa Eva
Ravello terraces and evening light.
Marmorata sunset and dinner energy.
Villa Eva after dark.
Run of show
Sep 24
Arrival
Transfer into Scala and settle in before the first event.
Sep 25
Welcome
Marmorata welcome party plus pasta making by the water.
Sep 26
Wedding
Ceremony, aperitivo, dinner, and dancing at Villa Eva.
Sep 27
Recovery
A slower post-wedding day with time back at the house.
Base and flow

The wedding block

The public page keeps the overall cadence and venue rhythm visible, while still holding back private logistics and anything too operational.

  • ●Base: Scala for easy positioning into Ravello and Marmorata.
  • ●Events: welcome party, welcome dinner, then wedding day at Villa Eva.
  • ●Purpose: social anchor of the trip, and the hinge between Spain and the slower Amalfi finish.
Amalfi CoastA softer coastal finish, boat day in the middle, and a better hotel-led landing after the wedding intensity.
This is the post-wedding exhale in the trip arc, and it should read that way immediately.
Stop 03 · Sep 28–30
03
Sep 28–30 · Italy

Amalfi CoastBorgo Santandrea · Conca dei Marini · Coast by boat

A slower Amalfi segment centered on Borgo Santandrea, time on the water, and a cleaner glide toward the final Rome departure.
  • Borgo Santandrea
  • Boat day
  • Meet parents
Cliffside hotel arrival.
Boat day and open water.
Lunch, terraces, and the slower reset mood.
Mini timeline
Sep 28
Move south
Check into Borgo Santandrea after the wedding block.
Sep 29
Boat day
Time on the water, lunch stop, and Amalfi from sea level.
Sep 30
Transition
Checkout and start the final move north toward Rome.
Hotel and pace

The reset section

This is where the trip softens. The hotel anchor stays visible, along with the shape of the final coastal reset before Rome.

  • ●Hotel: Borgo Santandrea.
  • ●Plan: settle in, boat day, then a gradual move toward Rome.
  • ●Feel: luxury coastal cooldown after the wedding weekend.
Rome DepartureA final overnight, one more dinner window, then out through FCO and back home.
The last segment stays compact, but it should still look like it belongs to the same trip system.
Stop 04 · Sep 30–Oct 1
04
Sep 30–Oct 1 · Italy

RomeFinal overnight · FCO departure

A short final stop structured around the return flight, with flexible lodging logic and a simple morning runway home.
  • Last night in Rome
  • FCO departure
Departure arc
Sep 30
Rome night
One final overnight before the airport move.
Oct 1
Fly home
Depart FCO and arrive back in San Francisco the same day local time.
Exit strategy

The clean finish

Compact by design. It closes the arc without pretending the last overnight is as important as the major destination sections.

  • ●Lodging: final Rome hotel still intentionally generic here.
  • ●Flight: afternoon departure from Rome and same-day arrival home.
Route map

Trip path

Segments
4 legs
Countries
2
Modes
Flight · rail · car
Anchor
Wedding weekend
Finish
Rome / FCO
✈Flight to Spain🚗Costa Brava drive💍Amalfi wedding block🚆Rome return
SpainItalyBarcelonaCosta BravaRavelloAmalfiScalaBorgo SantandreaRome

This now uses the same locked, zoomable map shell as Europe, with the trip’s own route, labels, and stop emphasis preserved.

Daily flow

Day by day

Sep 20
Depart SFO
  • ✈Evening departure from San Francisco.
Sep 21
Barcelona to Costa Brava
  • 🚆Arrive in Barcelona, transfer north, settle into Calella.
  • 🍽First-night seaside dinner.
Sep 22
Calella to Begur
  • 🥾Long coastal walking day through Llafranc, Tamariu, and Aiguablava.
Sep 23
Begur to Pals
  • 🥾Second major hike day through Sa Tuna, Sa Riera, and inland countryside.
  • 🚕Late transfer toward Girona.
Sep 24
Transfer to Amalfi
  • ✈Move from Spain into the Amalfi Coast wedding block.
Sep 25
Welcome party
  • 🥂Welcome event and pasta making at Hotel Marmorata.
Sep 26
Wedding day
  • 💍Ceremony, aperitivo, dinner, and dancing at Villa Eva.
Sep 27
Slow Amalfi day
  • ☀Relax, recover, and stay flexible around the house.
Sep 28
Check into Borgo Santandrea
  • 🏨Goodbyes, then reset into the hotel portion of the trip.
Sep 29
Boat day
  • ⛵Boat day around Amalfi with lunch stop and a looser coast schedule.
Sep 30
Move to Rome
  • 🚄Start the trip home with a final overnight in Rome.
Oct 1
Fly home
  • ✈Depart FCO at 3:40 PM and land back in San Francisco that evening.
Confirmation tracker

Trip details

CategoryItemConfirmation
LodgingHotel Sant Roc / La Bionda / Hotel Gran UltoniaBooked
EventWelcome party / welcome dinner / wedding dayScheduled
LodgingScala Airbnb / Borgo Santandrea / Rome nightBooked
TransportSFO → Barcelona / Rome → SFOBooked