Positano

Tucked into the steep hillsides rolling down from the highest peaks of the Latari mountain range, Positano holds a unique position on the Amalfi coast as well as being a glamorous playground for wealthy Italians. This enchanting vertical town of multi-coloured villas is favoured by artists and writers in search of inspiration.

The town’s origins date back to Roman times when the local mill provided flour for the bread of Tiberius's table on Capri. Between the 9th and 11th centuries, Positano shared in the prosperity of Amalfi's maritime superiority and in the 16th and 17th centuries still maintained trading links with the middle and Far East. It was during this time that the baroque villas, visible today in the guise of hotels, were built in on terraces above the sea.

Suggestion: between the road from Amalfi to Positano you will find the Emerald grotto

45 minutes from Ravello
2 hours to visit the town