Location: Italy, Amalfy Coast, Campania, Salerno
Very popular for: the views (recommended to rent scooter bikes) , the food, Limoncello and L’Albertissimo, alcoholic tipple that can only be found at a small stall at the main harbour
Where to stay?
Il San Pietro di Positano – rated with 9.6/10, is located in the best rated-area in Positano, has an excellent location score of 9.8/10. Offers: private beach, Michelin-starred restaurant, uses local organic food, free on-site parking and so on. Good for couples – they rated the facilities with 9.7/10. They price match!
Casa Pietro – located in the top-rated area in Positano, this location has an excellent location score of 9.7/10. They also do price match! Couples found the location very good and rated it as a 10/10.
Villa Oliviero – exceptional overall score 9.7/10, they do price match, has swimming pool, bar, restaurant, is pet friendly, has free wifi, provides airport shuttle. The couples rated the location with 9.2/10. Pretty good, isn’t it?
Casa Nilde – price matches, got a good location score 9.1/10, is one of the top picks in Positano. Shops, bars and restaurants are 100 m away. Also offers you trips to Capri, Amalfi, Pompei or Mount Vesuvius.
La Casa di Peppe Guest House & Villa – they price match, got an overall score of 9.5/10, features a large terrace and a garden. Cookery classes and a private chef are available on request. Couples rated the location with 9.7/10.
What about Nightlife?
Music on the Rocks – amazing club in a cave, check it here Positano – Music on the Rocks
What to visit?
- Marina Grande Beach – the main beach, can get very crowded depending on the time of the year
- Fiordo di Furore – is sort of a natural port, where you can arrive only by the sea side, surmonted by a natural rock arch, famous mainly because of the Fiord – a small crack in the rocks
- Boat ride to Fontelina, Capri – iconic beach club, “Paradise on Earth” check it here Fontelina Capri – Beach Club with Restaurant – Capri, Italy (fontelina-capri.com)
- Beach clubs: One Fire Beach Club in Praiano – nice beach club, amazing view, amazing sunsets, Treville Beach Club – a premium getaway outside Positano, some of the best drinks; and Arienzo Beach Club – scenic beach with shuttle service, restaurant with good menu selection
- Visit a lemon farm – Villa Maria, mainly a lemon grove farm, but also the family is growing olive trees, fruit trees and grapevines. It is famous for the amazing breakfast served there. If interested in a more organized visit, you should book a tour online and get the best of the lemon farms around Amalfi Coast
- Tour and tasting limoncello and marmalade – a full tour usually takes an hour and a half, it takes place in a factory or pergola garden, it’s a step by step course that will give you a Certificate of Excellence in Limoncello and Lemon Marmalade making. This is also something you can book online, few of them are posted via AirBNB
From Positano to …
Sirenusas or the Gallos: Gallo Lungo – has the distinct shape of a dolphin, according to history once held a monastery and then a prison, the island is a private residence, however it is for rent to lucky guests. La Rotonda – nearly circular island and Castelluccio Island – the three of them can be visited by boat and you can enjoy the “call of the sirens”
TIPS
What to pack, ladies? (suppose you won’t travel on winter time, however if so, dress accordingly)
- comfortable shoes, body suites, dresses, lightweight travel cardigan, cashmere wrap, sunglasses, leather tote, skincare, gold layering jewellery, hats, hair accessories
For organizing your own trip I suggest using Skyscanner for flights, then HotelsCombined or AirBNB for booking a place to stay and of course, don’t forget about GetYourGuide for excursions, tours, visits.
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Source of pics : Visiting The Amalfi Coast: A Travel Guide · Le Travel Style
Yours Sincerely, Thea 