Region: CAMPANIA
Province code: SA
Zip code: 84017
Phone area code: 089
Distance from: SALERNO 40 Km / 25 Miles
Elevation: 30 mt / 99 feet
Positano
Getting there
By train: Sorrento Station (16 km)
By car: the Amalfi state road
By ferry: from Amalfi, Camerota, Capri, Naples and Salerno
Positano is a fishing village, port for Capri and health and seaside resort on the Amalfi coast. It has white houses with vaulted roofs and is laid out on terraces amongst gardens, palms and citrus groves on the slopes of Mount Sant’Angelo a Tre Pizzi and Mount Comune. It was founded by the people of Paestum, who lived through the Saracen invasion, and was later a rival of Amalfi. It has a beach with a small sandy area in front of a cliff.
You can visit the Church of Santa Maria Assunta which has a cupola covered with majolica and is divided into three parts internally. The campanile is thirteenth century. Events include the Positano Dancing Competition and a September Music programme.
