Positano

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Positano

Naples · Italy

Positano is the most glamorous village on the Amalfi Coast, a vertical cascade of pastel-colored houses tumbling from the clifftops down to a small pebbled beach on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Once a popular haunt of artists, writers, and celebrities including John Steinbeck and Sophia Loren, it remains an icon of la dolce vita, with narrow pedestrian lanes draped in bougainvillea, boutique fashion shops, and restaurants serving locally caught seafood.

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Amalfi Town

Amalfi Town is the former maritime republic from which the Amalfi Coast takes its name, a picturesque cliff-hugging town of whitewashed buildings tumbling down to a harbor dominated by the magnificent 9th-century Cathedral of Sant'Andrea. At its 11th-century peak Amalfi was one of Italy's four great Maritime Republics, rivaling Genoa, Pisa, and Venice in trading power. Today the cathedral's ornate bronze doors, Arab-Norman architecture, and the emerald-blue waters of the harbor make it the most beautiful small town on the Amalfi Drive.

Naples · Italy

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