From the moment I arrived in Positano, I was in love.  I read that it is the most photographed fishing village in the world and I can see why.  There is something magical about the intricate winding roads, and we enjoyed exploring each alcove or shop as we traveled down to the sea.

Like most of these small fishing villages we traveled to, I find myself unable to find words to describe their endless beauty and enchantment.  I found myself standing on this lovely beach looking back at rows of vertical houses, tourist dining al fresco, and an artist trying to capture the beauty of his surrounding on canvas.  I felt like I was on a movie set or having a wonderful dream that I never wanted to awake from.

The Church of Santa Maria Assunta is an important part of Positano’s cultural, religious and architectural landscape. The church is one of the town’s most prominent and photographed sights, as it is located right in the center of Positano just a few steps from the  Marina Grande beach.   The church’s colorful majolica tiled dome is one of the town’s iconic symbols, its intricate pattern of yellow, green and blue tiles shining against the blue sky and Mediterranean Sea.

Standing here looking up at these building stirs something deep inside me. It’s beauty can’t be captured with a camera but as I look at these photos, I find myself  transported back to the beach  and I can smell the salt air and feel the breeze on my face.  I love the way John Steinbeck wrote about Positano in Harper’s Bazaar in 1953.

‘Positano bites deep. It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone’. And later in the article, ‘In a few days we became aware of Positano’s greatest commodity – characters’.

Steinbeck, a master of observation, goes on to reveal many more details about life in Positano. This town, built into the cliffs on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, won the affections of Steinbeck along with many other writers and artists throughout the 20th century.

When I first boarded a bus from Salerno to explore the Amalfi Coast, I didn’t expect to have the same experience. I was at the tail end of spending two months in Italy, yet Positano found a way to sink its teeth in.

One of the most beautiful scenes in Under the Tuscan Sun was filmed here.

Antica Sartoria  has beautiful flowing clothing that just screams  Positano.     The shop was full of beautifully embroidered cotton and silk clothing in the most beautiful colors.  They have an online catalog if you want to check out some of their merchandise you can see it here.

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