![Positano: View from bus stop where we arrived from Amalfi via the public SITA bus.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374162.DSCN1241Positanofromhillweb.jpg) Positano: View from bus stop where we arrived from Amalfi via the public SITA bus. |
![We walked down this street from the bus stop to the heart of Positano. The roads and passageways are steep.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374159.DSCN1234uphillPositanoweb.jpg) We walked down this street from the bus stop to the heart of Positano. The roads and passageways are steep. |
![View of Positano and surrounding mountains. Positano was a Roman colony - then part of the Amalfi Republic (9th - 10th cent.).](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374160.DSCN1236viewwalkinghillPositanoweb.jpg) View of Positano and surrounding mountains. Positano was a Roman colony - then part of the Amalfi Republic (9th - 10th cent.). |
![Church of St. Maria Assunta - Romanesque (1000-1200 a.d.) but rebuilt in 1700 - contemporary structure by European standards.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374151.DSCN1224churchfrombeachweb.jpg) Church of St. Maria Assunta - Romanesque (1000-1200 a.d.) but rebuilt in 1700 - "contemporary" structure by European standards. |
![View from the beach at Positano. Positano supposedly discovered after W.W. II by troops stationed in Salerno - some returned.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374154.DSCN1227mountainsfrombeachweb.jpg) View from the beach at Positano. Positano supposedly "discovered" after W.W. II by troops stationed in Salerno - some returned. |
![View of Positano from the beach. Beautiful, Moorish-style town. Houses on Mount Commune.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374149.DSCN1223HillhousesPositanoweb.jpg) View of Positano from the beach. Beautiful, Moorish-style town. Houses on Mount Commune. |
![View of Positano from the beach. There is no main square in Positano. The beach seems to be the center of town.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374147.DSCN1222cliffPositanoweb.jpg) View of Positano from the beach. There is no main square in Positano. The beach seems to be the center of town. |
![Richard on the beach in Positano. The Church of St. Maria Assunta with its tiled, majolica dome is in the background.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/upload/17374146.DSCN1220RichardbeachPositanoweb.jpg) Richard on the beach in Positano. The Church of St. Maria Assunta with its tiled, majolica dome is in the background. |
![Positano from the beach. Visited by many painters and writers, such as, Tennessee Williams and John Steinbeck.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/24/22224/3/17374152.q2ugQ7uZ.jpg) Positano from the beach. Visited by many painters and writers, such as, Tennessee Williams and John Steinbeck. |
![Judy window shopping. Positano is beautiful but felt like a resort town - lots of up scale shops, cafes, etc.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374156.DSCN1230JudyshoppingPositanoweb.jpg) Judy window shopping. Positano is beautiful but felt like a resort town - lots of up scale shops, cafes, etc. |
![Judy window shopping, but, as was often the case, not buying.](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/24/22224/3/17374145.Lv4OrMJB.jpg) Judy window shopping, but, as was often the case, not buying. |
![Up scale shops. Positano's fashion for women is a well known trademark - wraparound skirts, tight tops & close fitting blouses.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374155.DSCN1228streetPositanoweb.jpg) Up scale shops. Positano's fashion for women is a well known trademark - wraparound skirts, tight tops & close fitting blouses. |
![Judy checking out the merchandise.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374143.DSCN1212JudyshoppingPositanoweb.jpg) Judy checking out the merchandise. |
![Judy - more looking, no buying. It was a different story when we went to toy stores - gifts for grandchildren.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374144.DSCN1215JudyshoppingPositanoweb.jpg) Judy - more looking, no buying. It was a different story when we went to toy stores - gifts for grandchildren. |
![Judy near the Sponda bus stop. We missed the last bus back to Amalfi. Positano is in the background.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17370920.DSCN1207JudyonroadtoAmalfiweb.jpg) Judy near the Sponda bus stop. We missed the last bus back to Amalfi. Positano is in the background. |
![Missed last bus to Amalfi. Entered shop on left. Offered & ate cake with group of guys, before guy there drove us to Amalfi.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374161.DSCN1240wherewegottaxiweb.jpg) Missed last bus to Amalfi. Entered shop on left. Offered & ate cake with group of guys, before guy there drove us to Amalfi. |
![Amalfi Coast as seen returning to Amalfi from Positano. Light colored house in middle used to belong to Sophia Loren.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374164.DSCN1254PositanotoAmalfiSophiaLorenshouseweb.jpg) Amalfi Coast as seen returning to Amalfi from Positano. Light colored house in middle used to belong to Sophia Loren. |
![View of Amalfi Coast as seen returning to Amalfi from Positano.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374163.DSCN1246viewofcoasthillPositanoweb.jpg) View of Amalfi Coast as seen returning to Amalfi from Positano. |
![Amalfi as seen returning to Amalfi from Positano. Our hotel (and guard tower) are seen on the land protruding into the sea.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/medium/17374165.DSCN1256AmalfifromPositanotoAmalfiweb.jpg) Amalfi as seen returning to Amalfi from Positano. Our hotel (and guard tower) are seen on the land protruding into the sea. |
![In Amalfi: Judy with Franco, who drove us from Positano- very spirited guy - after driving us, he honked every time he saw us.](https://a4.pbase.com/u29/doowopper/upload/17374166.DSCN1257JudyFrancoAmalfiweb.jpg) In Amalfi: Judy with Franco, who drove us from Positano- very spirited guy - after driving us, he honked every time he saw us. |