Positano: The most popular town on the Amalfi Coast

If you have heard of any place on the Amalfi Coast it is likely to be Positano.  It is in most of the pictures you will see of the Amalfi.  It is a picturesque town set up on the hill with vibrantly colored buildings and charming houses.    It is a fantastic day trip.  I prefer to stay in Ravello because it is not quite so touristy and little more peaceful, but many people find Positano the only place to stay.  Positano has magnificent views, and great shops and restaurants.  

One cool thing that we did was to go searching for “ceramic glass” on the beach.  Our friend Ethan (who lives in Naples) told us the beach on Positano has pieces of ceramic tile that have been washed up on shore much like sea glass that we find here.  The Amalfi Coast is known for it’s ceramics and apparently much of the tile from the factories gets thrown into the ocean.  It then lands on the beach.  I have a couple of beautiful pieces that I kept.   I always thought that was a cool tidbit of information.  So go and enjoy the shops and restaurants, antique store etc and then take a walk on the beach and see if you can find some beautiful colored pieces of ceramic to take home with you.