History
Positano was an essential stop for the ancient Greeks and Phoenicians on their expeditions to western areas. It is said that the coastal village was named after Poseidon, God of the Sea. Positano became a wealthy market port from the 15th to 17th century and has only continued to grow in popularity over time. Back then they traded food such as fish and other resources.
Positano was a port of the Amalfi Republic in medieval times, and prospered during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. By the mid-nineteenth century, however, the town had fallen on hard times. More than half the population emigrated, mostly to America.
Positano was a relatively poor fishing village during the first half of the twentieth 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. Its houses climb a hill so steep it would be a cliff except that stairs are cut in it. I believe that whereas most house foundations are vertical, in Positano they are horizontal. The small curving bay of unbelievably blue and green water laps gently on a beach of small pebbles. There is only one narrow street and it does not come down to the water. Everything else is stairs, some of them as steep as ladders. You do not walk to visit a friend, you either climb or slide”.
For more information about Positano see my cache “The colours of Positano”.
(Source: Wikipedia and Harpers Bazar)
The cache
I came here to place an underwater cache, but I could not find a suitable place. But the water was so remarkably clear (John Steinbeck was was right when he wrote“The small curving bay of unbelievably blue and green water laps gently on a beach of small pebbles”) that I wanted other people to enjoy the sight, so I decided to place a cache on land instead, hoping that people would be going for a swim anyway.
Look for a small green waterproof cylinder. Put the cache back the way you found it (or better if it was visible). It can be crowdy nearby so use stealth when needed
Happy caching!
Marrakesj