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Positano

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A walk around Positano

If you only have one day to visit it,
here are the essential stops!
A welcoming amphitheater of houses in Mediterranean colours

A welcoming amphitheater of houses in Mediterranean colours

Unmistakable among the pearls of the Amalfi Coast, Positano stands out between the green of the Lattari Mountains and the blue of the sea.
As soon as you land, the first stop is in the seaside village

As soon as you land, the first stop is in the seaside village

The origin of the inhabited area on the sea, the oldest, dates back to the 10th century, when the Benedictines founded an abbey, around which the original nucleus of the town developed on the sea.
There is a polychrome majolica dome visible everywhere

There is a polychrome majolica dome visible everywhere

Identify the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta, which is worth a stop in the seaside village.
Along the coast the ancient watchtowers

Along the coast the ancient watchtowers

After the looting of the Pisans in 1268, the inhabitants began to build new houses on the spur of rock near the seaside village.
Stairs and alleys to go up to the hamlets on the hills

Stairs and alleys to go up to the hamlets on the hills

Positano has been challenging the dizzying heights of the coast for centuries with its villages clinging to the overhanging rocks and connected by thousands of steps and narrow alleys softened by lemon gardens and cascades of flowers on the terraces.
In the narrow streets towards the sea, the

In the narrow streets towards the sea, the "Positano sea fashion" triumphs

Among the numerous stairways that descend towards the sea, there are shops and artisan workshops that keep alive the tradition of the famous "Positano sea fashion", among the irresistible attractions for those who visit the pearl of the Coast.

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