Lady’s Guide to a Day Trip to Positano

Everything I read about the Amalfi Coast suggested that the most beautiful coastal town in the area was Positano. Tall houses climbing the hillside, beautiful beaches on the waterfront, and small winding streets full of shops all beckoned me to take a day trip to Positano.

Day Trip to Positano

On our second day in Sorrento my boyfriend and I woke up early to take a bus to Positano.

While Amalfi Coast bus drivers have a reputation for driving frighteningly fast on the narrow winding roads in the area, our driver didn’t seem to be in any rush.

Instead, I was the one in a rush. After developing a wicked case of motion sickness halfway to Positano, I staggered off the bus at the end of the ride with a green face and a head as foggy as the hills around me.

A dose of clean air and a picturesque walk to the sea started to cure me. By the time we found ourselves at the bottom of the hill I was feeling normal again.

Things to Do in Positano, Italy

We spent the first part of our day trip to Positano window shopping.

As we descended from the top of the cliffs to the beach we passed by innumerable boutiques, tiny food shops selling local produce and limoncello, and restaurants of all kinds.

When we arrived at the Mediterranean Sea, we ate a delicious panini lunch at the seaside La Brezza Net Art Cafe, then continued our day trip to Positano by exploring the beaches.

The main beach in Positano was a wide strip of dark sand dotted with orange lounge chairs.

We walked along it for a bit, then noticed a small trail cut into the cliff on the western side. Following it, we shortly found ourselves at a second, larger beach.

We explored the beach with its beautiful rock formations and white sand, then ventured off onto the surrounding trails. All of them were bursting with green foliage and bright flowers. They were lovely to walk along.

From the trails we made our way back to Positano in time to take a ferry to Amalfi for the rest of the afternoon.

As our ferry pulled away from the dock, we saw beautiful views of Positano’s seafront and paint-by-number houses nestled in the nooks of the hills. All along the coast we spotted similar towns at the base of sheer cliffs and greenery.

When we arrived at the port in Amalfi, I was eager to see how the town would compare to Positano. Would the latter still prove to be the prettiest seaside town on the coast, or would its larger neighbor to the east take the prize?

Positano Day Trip

Either way, I’d enjoyed my day trip to Positano and looked forward to seeing what was next. To be continued…

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