Considered the pearl of the Amalfi Coast, Positano offers a dramatic vertical panorama of colors: the green of the mountains behind it, the white pastel houses and the blue of the Mediterranean Sea and it is known all over the world for the moda positano, the vibrant summer nightlife and the characteristic shops. Due to its incredible beauty, the Romans built beautiful villas and began settling in Positano around 100 years B.C. In 79 A.D. nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed all Roman Villas and other structures. As a port of the powerful Amalfi Republic, Positano was also prosperous during the 16th and 17th Centuries as well, but by the Mid 1800s, Positano had fallen on hard times, and more than half of its population immigrated to America, settling mostly in New York City. For the first half of the 20th Century, Positano was relatively poor little fishing village. Artist began visiting Positano in the early 1950s. And from that point on, the popularity Positano as a prime vacation destination increased in following decades of the 60s. 70s, and 80s, and mushroomed into what has become one of the world’s most sought after and prized vacations destinations in the world.
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