Positano
Positano is a small picturesque town with splendid coastal views, on the famous Amalfi Coast in Campania, Italy. The town itself is perched on an enclave on the face of a hill and winds down towards the waters of the Amalfi Coast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Santuario di San Michele Arcangelo and San Gennaro.
Santuario di San Michele Arcangelo
Church
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santuario di San Michele Arcangelo is a church, which is situated 3½ km north of Positano.
San Gennaro
Church
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Gennaro is a church, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Positano.
Monte Faito
Peak
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte Faito is a mountain in the Monti Lattari, a small mountain range chain in the Campanian Pre-Apennines, on the Sorrentine Peninsula of southwestern Italy. Monte Faito is situated 4½ km north of Positano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Praiano and Furore.
Praiano
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Praiano is in Campania, Italy. It's a part of the world-famous Amalfi Coast, a really beautiful and quiet place. There are dozens of hotels on the steep cliffs.
Furore
Photo: Jensens, Public domain.
Furore is a village of about 800 people on the Amalfi Coast. It overlooks the beautiful "Fjord of Furore", a narrow body of water located at the mouth of an overhanging valley.
Positano
- Type: Locality with 3,900 residents
- Also known as: “065100”
- Location: Salerno, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.6287° or 40° 37′ 43″ northLongitude
14.4852° or 14° 29′ 7″ eastPopulation
3,900Elevation
86 metres (282 feet)Open location code
8FGPJFHP+F3GeoNames ID
6538827
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In Other Languages
“Positano” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Comune di Positano”
- Italian: “Positano”
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Highlights include Palazzo Murat and Palazzo Santa Croce.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Positano”. Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 4.0.