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by TRimer
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Visit Pompeii from Positano.
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    • K.Knight
  • By K.Knight on November 13, 2005
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    • Anne enjoying a guided tour of Pompeii. - Positano
    Anne enjoying a guided tour of
    Pompeii.
    by K.Knight
    On a tragic day in AD79, Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the town of Pompeii in 6 metres (20 feet) of pumice and ash. The city, which is still undergoing ectensive excavation, is petrified in time and some buildings still show paintings and art work.

    All of this can be discovered by a short 25 minute drive/bus ride from Amalfi to Sorrento and then a 25 minute train ride directly to the front gate of this fascinating city.

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    Montepertuso
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    • sandysmith
  • By sandysmith on July 5, 2003
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    • Motepertuso - Positano
    Motepertuso
    by sandysmith
    This pretty little village is above Positano - we had to pass through it on the Sentiero Degli Dei pathway (see sports tips). From the end of the path is took about 30 mins walking on the road through to this village. There was a CAI signpost for the walk leading under a bridge after the Vallone Porto has been passed - but don't take this I think this section of the path has been closed as it came to a dead end.

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    Walking down to Positano
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    • sandysmith
  • Updated By sandysmith on July 6, 2003
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    • steps down to Positano - Positano
    steps down to Positano
    by sandysmith
    Just past Montepertuso there is a sign which pointed down to Positano centre......it would take about 30 mins to go down the oh so many steps but its pretty passing through the olive groves and vineyards and at first the steps were long but not so steep....

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    Praiano
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    • sandysmith
  • Updated By sandysmith on October 10, 2004
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    • Praiano - Positano
    Praiano
    by sandysmith
    Praiano is a picturesque fishing village - a close neighbour to Positano. Its a smaller and less well known resort but that means it will be less crowded with tourists and the accompanying trappings.
    We didn't actually visit the village but we enjoyed looking down on it from far above on the Sentiero Degli Dei path to Positano.

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    Best Views of Positano
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  • By sandysmith on July 6, 2003
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    • Positano from above - Positano
    Positano from above
    by sandysmith
    The best views of Positano in my humble opinion is the view of Positano as you come dowm these steps from the village of Montepertuso - it was well worth the hike on the Degli Dei just to get these views. They really were off the beaten track too as we only met one other couple during the hike and they were coming from Positano to Praiano - a deviation of the hike that can be done.

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    Steeper steps of Positano
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    • sandysmith
  • Updated By sandysmith on April 16, 2005
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    • steep steps of Positano - Positano
    steep steps of Positano
    by sandysmith
    The steps at the top of Positano get steeper and steeper...I was glad to keep stopping for the wonderful views of Positano though. Our knees were really complaining by now after our long hot hike on the Sentiero Degli Dei path and we were so glad when we reached the Lemon Tree restaurant (see restaurant tip) where we collapsed into a chair for a rest before making it down all the way to the beach.

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    Atrani
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    • TRimer
  • Updated By TRimer on February 15, 2005
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    • Atrani - Positano
    Atrani
    by TRimer
    Atrani is a beautiful, peaceful fishing village named because of the narrow form of Atrani, from the Latin antrum, narrow or dark. Atrani is so close to Amalfi that people park there and walk. The corniche arches over the main square of his pretty fishing village and wraps itself around the church of Santa Maria Maddalena.

    This was the upmarket, residential part of Amalfi in the 10th century; today it still has some of the best examples of the vernacular architecture of the Costiera.

    In the heart of the Amalfitan Alliance since the 800's, the small hamlet achieved a notable power: it became the " twin of Amalfi", where -in the historic church of San Salvatore di Bireto- the Amalfi's Doges received their investiture. Atrani also became a preferred residence by Amalfitan Nobles. Atrani's downward winds of fortune changed around 1734 when the Bourbons came to the throne of Naples. The new rulers brought culture and development, to Atrani, along the valley of Dragone, paper factories, textile factories (providing wool cloth and sagette) , and above all pasta-making , that maintained a certain level of commerce in the town. The pasta of the Coast was famous and the enterprising people of Atrani sold to all the outlying towns. Since the 1960's Atrani has gotten its share of the spotlight with actors, producers, artists of all types and adventurers. Jackie Kennedy who danced barefoot on the tables of Chez Checco, Rossellini turned the town into an exclusive cinema set. In the footsteps of the VIPS, tourism has brought some of its old fame to Atrani.

    It also has a very good trattoria: 'A Paranza, where they certainly know one end of an octopus from the other. The seafood antipasti alone would justify the visit.

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    Burn a Rented Rubber!
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  • Updated By Geisha_Girl on September 29, 2002
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    • Burn rubber! - Positano
    Burn rubber!
    by Geisha_Girl
    Rubber boat, that is! Some of the best times we had was when we rented various size boats....both wooden and rubber....and set off to cruise the coastal towns. There are several small islands off the coast of Positano that offer the best secluded areas for swimming, snorkeling, and yacht watching!

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    Take a day trip to Amalfi
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  • Updated By Geisha_Girl on December 8, 2002
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    • Aaaaaahhhh-malfi! - Positano
    Aaaaaahhhh-malfi!
    by Geisha_Girl
    The town of Amalfi is only a 30 minute boat ride from Positano. We spent one afternoon cruising to this neighboring town. You can choose to either sit inside the Hydrofoil or enjoy the deck outside in one of their smaller boats.

    You can purchase tickets for these day cruises at the booths on the beach in Positano. No advanced reservations were necessary when we were there.

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    Furore
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  • Updated By TRimer on March 20, 2008
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    • Furore - Positano
    Furore
    by TRimer
    The only existing fjord in Italy. The zone which begins at the bay of Conca dei Marini and continues to the feet of the faraglioni of Capo Sottile, is the most spectacular sight on the Amalfi Coast. Suddenly a road sign directs you to a village which, well, which isn't there... Welcome to Furore. To see it you've got to and look down from the street to where, at the bottom of a fjord cut into the cliffs, a small fishing village crouches among the rocks. Our driver took us by Furore on the way home from Ravello. You can best appreciate its charms from the sea, where the enchanting effect of the tiny coves and terraces carved into the rock hits full force.

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