Positano is a village on Italy’s picturesque Amalfi Coast, the “Costiera Amalfitana” in Italian. It is a popular holiday destination that offers a wonderful mix of culture, seaside vistas, shopping and delicious local cuisine.

The village is made up of steep, winding streets with row upon row of cafes serving the local “delizie al limone”, a soft pastry filled with delicious lemon flavoured cream, and the “tortapositanese” almond cake, with restaurants tempting passers-by with the promise of fresh seafood. Colourful boutiques selling both haute couture and beautiful handcrafted clothing, local souvenirs and the village’s famous made-to-measure leather sandals are also well known. Pebbled beaches, two of the most popular being Marina Grande and Fornillo, together with a clear, crystalline sea, completes the picture of a relaxed holiday destination. For cultural interest, the Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta features a dome of Majolica tiles and a 13th century Byzantine icon of a black Madonna and stands right next to the beach. The stunning “Grottadello Smeraldo” meaning Emerald Grotto, is famous for its shimmering green coloured waters, only 40 minutes away along the coast accessible by Sita coaches that departs from Sponda and Chiesa Nuova.

The nearest airport is the Napoli-Capodichino Airport. Coaches situated directly outside Airport Arrivals drop passengers off at Sorrento’s City Centre Piazza Tasso. From there it’s a short bus ride to Positano and the Sponda or Chiesa Nuova stop. The journey takes less than an hour.

Positano prospered during the 16th and 17th centuries, but by the mid 19th century had fallen upon hard times. The village’s fortunes began to turn again in the 1950s, especially after the author John Steinbeck had written in the 1953 Harper’s Bazaar issue that "Positano bites deep” and "It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone".