Portofino is tiny, and that tininess shapes everything about eating here. The harbour is really one perfect curve of pastel houses around a piazzetta the size of a large drawing room, and almost every table worth having looks straight at…
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The Beaches Near Portofino: Paraggi and the Coves
The first thing I tell anyone who arrives on this stretch of the Ligurian Riviera dreaming of golden sand is to adjust the picture in their head, gently. Portofino is one of the most photographed corners of Italy, but it…
The Best Photo Spots in Portofino
Portofino is tiny, and that is precisely what makes it so photogenic. The whole village folds around a single deep-green harbour, the pastel houses stacked so tightly they seem to lean on one another, and everything you might want to…
The Best Things to Do in Portofino
The trick with Portofino is that it is tiny, and knowing this changes everything about how you spend your time. The village wraps around a single small harbour, and you can walk from one end of it to the other…
How to Get to Portofino (and Get Around)
Portofino is small, so small that the question of how to reach it matters more than the map suggests. There is no motorway exit with its name on it, no airport, no train station of its own. The village sits…
Hiking the Path of the Gods Above Positano
How to hike the Path of the Gods, the Amalfi Coast’s most spectacular trail, from Bomerano to Nocelle above Positano. Route, difficulty, how to get there, and when to go.
Where to Stay in Positano: The Best Areas and Hotels
An honest guide to where to stay in Positano, from Spiaggia Grande and the upper town to quieter Fornillo, best-value Chiesa Nuova, and the cliff hotels. Areas, hotels and prices for every budget.
The Best Beaches in Positano (and How to Reach Them)
A guide to Positano’s four beaches, Spiaggia Grande, Fornillo, Arienzo and Laurito, plus Da Adolfo and taking a boat. How to reach each, costs, and which suits your day.
How to Get to Positano: Ferries, Buses and Transfers
Positano has no train station, no airport and only one narrow, winding road, so getting there is part of the adventure and worth planning properly. Whether you are coming from Naples, Rome or nearby Sorrento, you will arrive by some…
The Best Restaurants in Positano: Where to Eat
Eating in Positano runs the full range, from a Michelin-starred dining room lit by four hundred candles to a plate of grilled fish on a beach you reached by boat. What ties it together is the setting and the seafood:…
The Best Photo Spots in Positano
Positano is one of the most photographed villages on earth, and for once the reputation is earned: the whole place is arranged like a set, pastel houses tumbling down a cliff to a turquoise sea, bougainvillea spilling over every staircase,…
What to Wear in Positano: A Practical Style Guide
The Positano look is one of the most recognisable in the world: relaxed, sun-washed, effortlessly elegant, all floaty linen and bright prints against whitewashed walls and bougainvillea. But dressing well here is not really about fashion; it is about the…
