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Positano Travel Guide: 300 reviews and 632 photos

Positano and the dome of Santa Maria Assunta.

A stunning stop on the Amalfi Coast.

I went to Positano to attend the wedding of a friend. If you're considering getting married abroad, look no further than Positano. It is unbelievably romantic and beautiful.

Positano feels very isolated. It's quite a journey to get here (from Rome: a train, then another train, then a bus) and once in Positano it seems very separate from the rest of the world. The city is beyond gorgeous-- building of every color spill down the hillside into the sea. Despite being perched on rock cliffs, Positano is filled with lovely foliage and blooms. The rock beach is wide and welcoming and the water is perfectly warm.

After experiencing the hustle and bustle of Rome, Positano was a relaxing and thoroughly enjoyable retreat.

The beach in Positano

One of the many stairways in Positano

Pros and Cons

Pros:The gorgeous views, adorable shops, warm waters, excellent food.
Cons:Those horrible, endless stairs.
In a nutshell:Not a place to visit if you're disabled-- but otherwise AMAZING.

Last visit to Positano: Oct 2003
Intro Updated Jan 15, 2004
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Written Feb 24, 2004

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Lucantonio Aug 25, 2008 at 1:54 AM

You can find a lot of gorgeous paintings of Positano and Amalfi Coast on www.positanoart.com. Ciao Luca
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DonThompson Aug 22, 2006 at 2:59 PM

I hope you can help me locate a restaurant. It was on the right at the foot of the street that went down to the ocean from the highway. I think "Winds" was in the name, maybe now that Boca restaurant We stayed at La Fenice, many steps up from the highway
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shiran_d Jun 23, 2006 at 4:57 AM

you must have had a great trip Ha? This is were I spent over 10 years almost one visit each month.
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tak_pap Mar 20, 2006 at 7:35 AM

great page - fantastic place ! well done
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iandsmith Feb 23, 2005 at 4:32 AM

Nice pages. There were few boats there when we visited though, so different to your trip.
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pepples46 Jan 26, 2005 at 12:36 AM

a wonderful place and a great page for Positano. tks for sharing Erin
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cleocat Mar 30, 2004 at 12:33 PM

Your pictures of Positano are stunning. I am planning a trip to Iraly and everything and everywhere look so wonderful i don't know how i will fit everything in.,
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flyingkiwi Mar 30, 2004 at 12:29 AM

It's a great place isn't it? :)
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MarvintheMartian Feb 25, 2004 at 1:57 PM

I loved Positano and your photo's really do it justice!
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eiresoldier Feb 1, 2004 at 9:32 AM

hey positano eh diffenately worth a visit to the amalfi coast we stayed in sorrento there beautifull indeed great pages brings back happy memorys slainte from ireland;-)))