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Positano was a port
of the Amalfi
Republic in medieval
times, and prospered
in the 16th and 17th
centuries. But by
the mid-19th century,
the town had fallen
on hard times. More
than half the
population emigrated,
mostly to Australia.
Positano was a
relatively poor
fishing village
during the first
half of the 20th
century. It began to
attract large
numbers of tourists
in the 1950s,
especially after
John Steinbeck
published his essay
about Positano in
Harper's Bazaar
in May, 1953:
"Positano bites deep",
Steinbeck wrote. "It
is a dream place
that isn’t quite
real when you are
there and becomes
beckoningly real
after you have gone. |
