Top 4 Gorges around Massa Lubrense

From the Crapolla fjord it is possible to return to Torca passing through the "Torca mountain oasis". You have to follow a fairly challenging path both because it is exposed in some places and because of the vegetation which sometimes hides the red marks on the rocks. On the other hand it is a very panoramic path that allows you to see the fjord from above with another angle. Furthermore, the path passes next to the Saracen watchtower and reaches the Monte di Torca Oasis where you can stop to rest. Trekking clothing and sturdy shoes are absolutely necessary.

The path to reach the Crapolla fjord starts from Torca. You have to go down and then go up 700 steps. The effort will be amply rewarded but you need to have a minimum amount of preparation to face it as well as sturdy shoes.

The Crapolla Fjord can only be reached on foot starting from the small square of Torca, following a well-marked blue path. It is a path of high difficulty (and therefore not recommended for those who do not like long and tiring walks). It is grafted onto an old mule track surrounded by Mediterranean flora which, at a certain point, includes a branch (this time traced with the white-red band), which includes a path made up of 700 steps leading to the fjord. After passing the chapel of San Pietro you reach the longed-for place! The Crapolla fjord in Massa Lubrense looks like a deep fissure in the rock that insinuates itself into a high cliff for a length of about 150 meters which gradually extends downwards, ending in the small beach. To the west of the inlet it is possible to see the remains of a Roman villa where portions of the walls in opus reticolatum can be recognized. .... ... Here is the complete information: https://www.aboutsorrento.com/cosa-fare/il-fiordo-di-crapolla-a-massa-lubrense/

Steep descent to the grotto but worth seeing

Steep steps lead below the Arco Naturale down to the Matromania Cave – a term deriving from the Latin name mater magna (Great Mother) by corruption.

The cave is commonly called Grotta di Matermania but is also known as Grotta del Matrimonio or Matromania. It is a cavity about 30 meters long and 20 meters wide, with an average height of 10 meters.

'Istenek ösvénye' is Hungarian for 'Sentiero degli Dei' or Path of the Gods. Here is a loop option to come back to the starting point without busses and tourists : https://www.komoot.de/tour/t3860227?ref=atd Sentiero degli Dei (Path of Gods) Italia, Amalfi: da Bomerano a Nocelle (Positano), é da volta il sentiero de Capo Muro é Tré Calli a Bomerano https://www.komoot.de/highlight/137157 Here a quote from a somewhat enthusiastic chap who maintains a whole website just for this little hike: "the path, set in stunning natural beauty, is a must to see, at least for who wants to deeply dig into the marvels of the Amalfi Coast. From the Path of the Gods it is possible to admire one of the most striking panoramas on Earth: halfway up the hill the path crosses, from Bomerano to Nocelle (Nocella), through the most fascinating gorges, cliffs and precipices of the Amalfi Coast. An incomparable overview of the coast from Punta Licosa, in the Cilento (part of the province of Salerno that lies on the south of the Amalfi Coast) to the Island of Capri,an ancient natural extension of Punta Campanella (watershed between the gulfs of Naples and Salerno) where the Athena loop trail, another wonderful hike, lays. The name, a little exaggerated, is due to some aerial exposed part of the path, the magnificent wide views of the sea and splendid hamlets of Vettica Maggiore (Praiano) and Furore located just below the path. From above you can admire, impending over the sea, the extremely steep and wild noses of “Sant’Angelo a Tre Pizzi”, the highest summit of the Sorrento Peninsula. The Path of the Gods, despite of the name, is an extraordinary monument to the boundless obstinacy and exertion of the humankind that, throughout the ages, has been able to colonize even the most impracticable places on the Amalfi Coast. Today, shepherds, woodsmen and farmers still use the path as it lays through hundreds of dry stonewalls, vegetable gardens, woods, lemon groves and old vineyards stolen to the mountain. Beside the path, you find caves and terraces dropping from the cliffs to the sea and deep valleys. The caves host pens, folds, depots and other constructions. Of the vertical faces, with a dolomitic look overlooking the path, you’ll admire their elegant glides, gulls, crows, peregrine and kestrel falcons, coming out their aeries. " http://www.pathofgods.com/into-the-path/inside-the-path-of-the-gods/