In which quarter house in Positano?

What if we go to Campania, South Italy? Here is our presentation of the best places to stay in Positano!

City of South Italy in the Campania region, Positano is a seaside resort of the Amalfi Coast, near Naples and the famous archaeological site of Pompeii. Located at the end of the Lattari Regional Natural Park and on the southern coast of the Sorrento Peninsula, Positano has nearly 4,000 permanent inhabitants. The city is built on a hillside on a very shredded terrain, whose steep slopes immerse in the deep blue of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997, Positano is nestled in the hollows of vertiginous mountains and gives to visit a maze of entangled alleys to medieval buildings set against each other. Loger in Positano offers a true festival of colours and culinary delights. To visit Positano, you will have to have good shoes to climb the countless irregular and high marches that climb to the top of the village. And to rent a accommodation and sleep in Positano, as much as to warn you that it will cost very expensive.

Between hiking and boat excursions, visits to historical monuments and swimming, you will be seduced by the beauty of Positano. Here are in which areas to house in Positano.

The center of the city

The town of Positano has three beaches, from east to west: bagni of Arienzo, Marina Grande and Fornillo. Along the way viale Pasitea and of via Cristoforo Colombo , many hotels succeed but be careful, their rates at night are higher. To stay in Positano without ruining, opt for the accommodation at the home, via Airbnb. In the city you can visit the church of Santa Maria Assunta, emblematic of Positano. It is easily traceable to its campanile, built in 1707 and its yellow, green and blue tiles. The interior includes three naves, five bows and five chapels. It houses paintings and frescoes of invaluable value, dating from the 15th and 16th centuries.

Before anything: you will climb many stairs – it makes the legs and it’s good for the cardio! – between the hotel and the beach, between the restaurant and the hotel or the parking (extra charge), because the city is almost built vertically in the rock. Outside, shops and souvenir shops for your shopping moments, adorned with a plethora of small cafés with sea view.

Praiano, a little further south of Positano

Why stay in Praiano if we come to visit Positano? Mainly because you are graded black belt 3rd dan of hiking... From Positano, make the Path of the Gods – Sentiero degli Dei - a route from 4 hours to 600 meters above sea level. It is thus named because according to the Greek legend, it would have allowed the gods of the Olympus – when the Greeks dominated the region – to listen to the singing of the sirens residing on the Li Galli Islands, off Positano. To rest your feet, book a sleeping accommodation in Praiano in the evening.