What to See in Positano the Best of Amalfi Coast
What to See in Positano, the Best of Amalfi Coast
You are wondering, what to see in Positano in a few hours, or maybe looking for the best thing to do in Positano, well here you will find some suggestions.
Things to do in Positano
Let’s start from its origin
When and how Positano was born in the past is today still a mystery. there is witnesses of civilization from greek colonization and also the ruins of an ancient roman house/villa showing the marked propensity for peace and the good life of this place since the origin of time. In the following centuries, Positano acquired a privileged situation in the gulf so that it was often attacked by enemies, which led to the creation of a vertical city with the hamlets of Nocelle and Montepertuso at the top to act as strongholds. Military needs also led to the construction of some watchtowers placed in strategic places in the town.
The name Positano is also due to the story of a miracle that occurred a few centuries ago after some sailors heard an effigy of the Madonna exclaiming: “Posa, Posa!”, Hence the name and also the tradition of the feast for the Assumption, a holiday deeply felt by the locals. Now the Virgin Maria is the protector of Positano and they celebrate it every 15th of august which is a big “spiritual” feast.