I love and collect ceramics wherever I travel, and am planning a trip to Sorrento and the Amalfi coast this spring. My question: is it worth going to Vietri sul Mare for Solimene pottery or are the selection and prices comparable in Sorrento, Positano or Amalfi? The factory store for Solimene looks amazing, but the town is a little out of the way starting from Sorrento. Any experience, too, with shipping ceramics from this part of Italy?
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It is absolutely worth it to go to Vietri - not just for the Solimene store! Take the ferry to Salerno and then a quick taxi or bus or train to Vietri. There is also a nice small ceramics museum in the Raito area of Vietri.
Trust me, it is worth it.
We purchased two small platters and a couple of mugs from Ceramiche Umberto Carro in Positano in 2006. Website is umbertocarro.it. Love these colorful pieces; wish I had bought more. Had the store ship to us; I remember it was fairly expensive.