Positano
Positano is a small town on the Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana), situated at few kilometres by limousine from the Sorrentine Peninsula, and faces the Gulf of Salerno. The main part of the city sits in an enclave in the hills leading down to the coast. Each day, in high season, there are excursion and guided tour to the areas of greatest tourist and cultural interest. The vibrant colors; the white of the Mediterranean houses, forming a perfect canvas that make Positano a landscape difficult to forget.
History
This little town was a prosperous port of the Amalfi Republic in the 16th and 17th centuries. Soon the town became a busy harbour for maritime traffic, even rivalling neighbouring Amalfi. It began to attract large numbers of tourists in the 1950s, especially after John Steinbeck published his essay about Positano in Harper's Bazaar in May, 1953: Positano bites deep, Steinbeck wrote. "It is a dream place that isn't quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone." Today one of the most popular seaside and vacation resorts throughout Italy.
Our drivers suggest...
Discover Positano by boat tour or excursion by mini-van and limousine. Thanks to the wide selections of guided excursions along the areas of the coast by our limo and taxi, Scialone gives to you the possibility to choose a personalized tour. Travelling around the town is comfortable and is the best way to get all the most important places as Amalfi and Ravello. By car you can enjoy superb views and beautiful waterscapes. Also the very famous church of Santa Maria Assunta, that features a dome made of majolica tiles, deserves to be visited. More of all don't forget to enjoy a nice seafood meal in a restaurant on the sea and to walk along the alleys full of boutiques which are very famous for their original clothes!