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Visit Positano
Positano is the town at the western end of the scenic Amalfi Coast, just south of Sorrento.
Dating from the middle ages, the original role of Positano as a quiet fishing village struggling to make a living from the sea has been completely transformed by the impact of tourism.
The first thing you will notice as you explore Positano is the steepness - the town is crowded down a very steep slope leading to the sea, and you will build up a good appetite exploring up and down the hill!
The town has a bit of a reputation for attracting the jet-set crowd, and there are many expensive restaurants, shops and boutiques that cater to the wealthier crowd. Certainly prices within the town were a bit higher than in nearby Sorrento, for example.
That of course is the price for visiting somewhere so 'picture postcard' perfect - which Positano certainly is. The steep streets lined with colourfully painted houses are as pretty as any to be found (albeit with rather too many tourists taking pictures!)
The part of the town to the west (around the Spiaggia del Fornillo beach) is less posh, and the beach is better than the one within Positano itself.
Highlights and places to visit in Positano
The only sight, as such, in Positano is the church of Santa Maria Assunta towards the lower end of the main town with its shiny porcelain domed roof, and a statue of the Black Madonna inside.
Even if you aren't planning to spend time on the beach be sure to follow the lovely coastal walk around the headland between the two beaches for more fine Amalfi Coast scenery.
Positano is also used as a common departure point for ferries to the island of Capri, just off the coast.
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Places to visit near Positano, Italy
Places to visit: Amalfi (12km), Amalfi coast (14km), Campania (60km), Caserta (46km), Herculaneum (21km), Naples (31km), Ravello (12km), Santa Maria Capua Vetere (51km) and Sorrento (11km).
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