Sometimes while traveling you stumble into the most amazing sites. We did this on our visit to the Amalfi Coast. On our stay in Atrani we had parked our car in a garage dug into the rock cliff between Atrani and Amalfi. From the garage there is a tunnel that takes you to the city of Amalfi. We decided to walk there and see the sites. Amalfi has a nice port and ferry's leave there regularly. Our thought was to maybe catch a ferry for a ride in the Mediterranean. However, when we got there we saw a sign for a 1 hour tour to the Emerald Grotto for 10 euro. We decided to try that and wasn't disappointed. 

The tour costs only 10 euro per person and consists of a 20 minute boat ride up the coast, 20 minutes inside the grotto and 20 minutes back to Amalfi. The boat is covered but there are seats in the sun. That way on a very hot day you are not in the sun. The Grotto was at one time a cave about 6000 years ago. When the sea rose it filled with sea water and the minerals in the cave gave the water a emerald color. Inside the grotto they have row boats that hold about 20 people and a guide will row you around the grotto as he tells you about the history of the grotto. One interesting thing was when he stopped and splashed the water with his oar. The water seemed to glow as he splashed it.

After the tour we had a nice boat ride back to Amalfi. If you are in the area I would recommend this tour. If you want, you can also get there by car and the price to get into the grotto is 5 euro.

Boat ride to grotto

Inside the grotto

Water seems to glow