In Positano it is worth visiting the so-called “Chiesa Madre”, the main church whose majolica dome is visible from any spot of Positano. And at sunset the fishing boats take to sea with great lanterns on their bow:
they fish anchoves and cuttle-fish. The nightlife of Positano is abslutely unique and you cannot miss enjoying a good dish of fish in one of the restaurants on the sea front. The surroundings of Positano too are very beautiful: the trip along the Amafi coast, both by sea and by coach, is a celebrated itinerary for Mediterranean tourists. In general, Sorrento, Amalfi, Positano and Ravello are the most famous: but there are other tiny fishing villages, not very easy to reach and therefore primitive, where visitors can find a hospitality that is not sophisticated, but open hearted, in the little rustic cottages. Cetara with the neighouring combe of Fuenti once the shelter of Saracen galleys; Conca dei Marini, with its deep and highly colourful off shore water; the inlet of Furore. an awful picture deep in the rocks, where the sea runs; the little beach of Marina di Praia; Vettica with its church with the majolica cupola. It is a long succession of overhanging rocks, tenacious vegetation, rock plants too, colour effects from the sea. Silence and sun, the immensity of the sea and the strong scent of flowers, are the attractions of this superb coast, which has so much yet to offer the intelligent tourist, who is tired of the worldliness and clamour of the resorts. In addition, from this charming town it is easy to reach the other famous places of the area:
the National Road 163 takes to Sorrento on one side and Amalfi, Ravello, Vietri and Salerno on the other side.
THE LEGEND OF POSITANO
The legend recalls, in great detail, that one night a Saracen sailing vessel, that had stolen a precious Painting of the Madonna, suddenly found itself in the midst of a furious storm off the Positano coast. The south-west wind was threatening to make the mainmast come tumbling down any minute, the fury of the sea and of the rain beset the vessel sweeping men and objects overboard. The men of the crew had abandoned their duties and were running frantically from stern to stern on the high-prowed ancient Byzantine vessel, when all of a sudden the sailors heard a mysterious voice rising above the terrifying creaking of the foremast. Out of the howling gusts of the gale, a crystalclear voice apparently born of the wind repeatedly said: “Posa, posa!” (Lay me down). The Madonna, weary of roaming the seas, was asking to be brought to rest on land. The sailors understood and decided to obey, in the hope of reaching safety and with the premonition that they were face to face with a new reality: a miracle. All of the crew, converted to the Christian faith, got down to work like slaves, some went to the helm, others strove to get landward wind to fill the canvas of the one and only square sail: but miraculously every effort was superfluous because the vessel, as if propelled by a will of its own, started gliding towards the small bay where the Madonna was laid down on the small crescent shaped beach which nowadays is a favourite haunt of families on vacation. The storm had abated and billows were gradually receding. On the water line, still black from the early morning rain, the Byzantine Madonna shone out brightly from her cedar-tree tablet where a skilful artist of distant Greece had depicted her: and there she was found at dawn by the first fishermen going out to sea. The pious inhabitants of these shores built a temple on that very site and since that day the village took the name of Positano from the “Posa, posa” uttered by its Madonna (so the legend has it, for legends, we all know, are impatient of complex Greek etymological assumptions according to which the name Positano is a corruption of Poseidon).

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The Ruins of Pompeii are open:
From April to October
– from 8.30 am to 7.30 pm , but visitors can access the excavations till 6.00 pm

From November to March
– from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm , but visitors can access the excavations till 3.30 pm

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SORRENTO: the town, its history, what to see

Sorrento, the town

The enchanting landscape with its high cliffs, the superb views over the Gulf of Naples over to Vesuvius, make Sorrento a traditional international holiday resort. It is an ideal place to come on holiday, a great tourist attraction also for the vicinity of popular places easy to reach such as the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Naples, Capri, Positano, Amalfi and Ischia. Sorrento coast is composed of rugged inaccessible cliffs alternated with pleasant beaches. The town’s coastal area is divided in two villages: Marina Piccola, with the harbour for ferries and hydrofoils, and Marina Grande, with its lidos and beaches.

A FEW HISTORICAL INSIGHTS ABOUT SORRENTO :

Sorrento was probably founded by the Etruscans (VII century b.c.), a population coming from Tuscany, and later conquered by the Samnites (V century b.c.), native of Campania region. It eventually came under the Roman sphere influence, but with the fall of the Roman empire and the barbarian invasions, Sorrento suffered the same devastating fate as many other Roman towns in Campania. The town reached the height of its glory in the Middle Ages as a free maritime duchy, and even contested the supremacy of Amalfi and Naples in the Upper Tyrrhenian Sea. After the long period of the Middle Age, Sorrento suffered the Spanish dominion: the baroque style of so many churches is a visible heritage of that period. But the XVIII century and a part of the XIX century were an economical, social end cultural rebirth of Sorrento when the tourist vocation of this area was born and it was established with its inclusion in the so-called “Grand Tour”, a journey through the most important Italian sights that every noble European son of those times had to make to complete his cultural, historical and literary formation. Thus, as above-mentioned, guests such as Byron, Keats, Scott, Dickens, Goethe, Wagner, Ibsen and Nitzsche came to stay in Sorrento in search of sun and inspiration.

WHAT TO SEE IN SORRENTO :

Some places in Sorrento of tourist attraction include:

* Piazza Tasso, formerly called Largo di Castello;
* the Villa Comunale;
* the public garden on the cliff top with a superb view over the Gulf of Naples;
* Marina Grande, a charming bay with a characteristic fishing village;
* the Romanesque style Cathedral dating from the 15th century;
* Regina Giovanna, the archaeological remains of a seaside villa.

Another pearl of the town is the “Correale Museum”, which is due to the munificence of the Correale Counts, who gave this beautiful villa and the park surrounding it as well as the precious collections. The museum has an archeological section on the ground floor, where there Greek, Roman and Byzantine marbles, and in particular the important Base of Augustus (sacrificial altar of a statue of the Augustian age) are kept. In the two upper floors are collections of furniture, paintings, ceramics, clocks, statuettes for Neapolitan cribs and 17th and 18th century Neapolitan porcelain. Various rooms are devoted to the so-called “the School of Posillipo”, with paintings by Pitloo, Vianelli, Duclère, Gigante and some of the most representative painters of the 19th century Naples.
The visit to this museum gives a magnificent idea of the development of Neapolitan decorative arts. Outside the villa, a stone commemorates the illustrious foreigners who have celebrated the beauty of Sorrento.
This town, besides its history, antiquity and healthy climate, is also important for its trade of citrus fruits, wines, oils, walnuts and cheeses (in particular “mozzarella”), as well as for its laceworks, silks and inlaid wood-works, which may be purchased in several shops in Sorrento.
In addition, from Sorrento You can easily reach Punta Campanella, with its beautiful views and seascape from the very tip of the Gulf of Naples and also its relics of historical interest, as well as the towns of Massalubrense and Nerano.

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AMALFI COAST

The Amalfi Coast is considered one of the most beautiful and famous places in Italy. Positano, Amalfi, Ravello, Vietri sul mare, Salerno are precious pearls of the area where it is absolutely gorgeous to go on vacation. The mild climate, the friendly people, the spectacular sceneries, the tasty sea-food strike any tourist.
In addition, from there it is quite easy to reach the other famous places of the area thanks to the National Roads 163 and 145 which take to Sorrento, Pompeii, Naples and so on. During the stay on the Amalfi Coast, travellers can visit the most attractive and famous monuments and places on the riviera such as:
Positano, which is for sure the most charming village on the Amalfi Coast, is the first town tourists meet when they drive from Sorrento to Amalfi. It is exclusive and very quiet: there is only a little road and it does not run down to the beach. All the rest is stairs, some as steep as rung-ladders: when a visitor goes there, he doesn’t walk, but he either climbs up or climbs down.
The Emerald grotto in Conca dei Marini village , is so famous as the Blue grotto of Capri. It can be approached either from the highway, by lift or staircases, or from the sea. This grotto is a fantastic emerald temple, which communicates with the sea through a narrow access below sea level and light, filtering through the water, creates an unreal atmosphere.
The Cathedral of Amalfi, dedicated to St. Andrew, was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. The façade is in Arab-Norman style and the main door, in bronze, was made in Constantinople before 1066. The interior, in Baroque style, is full of works of art and represents the best example of how much importance people of Amalfi gave to the Christian religion. The crypt of the Cathedral keeps the earthly remains of St. Andrew, which arrived in Amalfi in 1208.
The Cathedral of St. Pantaleon in Ravello, dating back to the medieval times, keeps some of the most interesting artistic tresures on the Amalfi Coast: first of all, the bronze doors (12th century) by Barisano da Trani, and then inside the church the magnificent pulpits. Besides, on the left side of the main altar there is the Chapel of St. Pantaleon, the patron saint of the town; there an ampulla contains the blood of the saint, beheaded at Nicomedia on July 27, 290, which liquefies every year on that day.
Villa Rufolo in Ravello, is the place where Richard Wagner composed a part of his Parsifal. In addition, Giovanni Boccaccio wrote a part of his Decameron, and in the fourth story of the second day of this masterpiece he stated: ”Quite close to Salerno there is a coast towering over the sea, that the inhabitants call the Amalfi Coast, full of small villages, gardens and fountains. Among these villages there is one called Ravello”.
Moreover, we suggest You to visit the Cloister of Paradise in Amalfi, the village of Atrani which is the smallest in Italy, Villa Cimbrone in Ravello that has a spectacular sea-view, the towns of Maiori and Minori and so on.
A curiosity: the Amalfi Coast has one of the best lemons in Italy being very big and juicy. In particular, the “sfusato” lemon excels and due to its delicacy it is very sought-after. These fruits are cultivated on pergolas (poles) supporting nets in order to defend the lemon-trees from the wind and the possible hail.

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