Honeymoon blog: Italy -- Positano

We arrived in Naples via a Train from Florence. We then had a driver who drove us the hour and a half road to Positano, a little town off of the Amalfi coast. Ben and I both agree that this was our favorite part of Italy -- extremely relaxing and beautiful. Cars are only allowed to go to a certain point in the city, which is where our driver dropped us off, and we walked the rest of the way down to the coast to our hotel, Covo dei Saraceni.


We had our own little balcony attached to the room, with a magnificent view of the ocean. After unpacking, we headed down to the hotel restaurant and had a wonderful meal overlooking the beach. Ben had really good ravioli (hand made pasta) stuffed with cheese and prawns for the main course. I had spaghetti bolognese and swordfish for the main course.

The next day, we headed out for an all day excursion on the Isle de Capri. We were in a group with about 12 other people. The boat dropped us off at Capri and told us when to be back for pickup. They also provided a map with the main attractions of Capri. Ben and I went to the smaller town, Anacapri, first and rode a chairlift to the highest point on the island where we had incredible views of all of Capri. We then had lunch at a small cafe outside and shared a pizza. Next, we explored the Villa San Michelle, the home of a famous doctor. The villa also had a gorgeous garden and incredible views of the ocean.


We then headed back to the harbour (stopping for some gelato along the way) to catch our boat. The boat tour then took us to the blue grotto where we got into a very small rowboat and entered the cave. Once you're in the cave, the water at the entrance appears to be the brightest blue you have ever seen because of the way the sunlight enters the cave and reflects off of the water. The boat tour also highlighted some of the other grottos around capri (the green grotto and the white grotto) and gave us an opportunity to swim in the Meditterranean (extremely cold). They also treated us to snacks, water, and prosecco (sparkling wine) along the trip. It was a really fun day! That night we headed out to a restaurant on the beach where we had some pasta and pizza, and spent some time exploring Positano.

The next day we spent just exploring the island and doing some shopping. I got some really cute beach dresses, some shoes, and a very pretty beach hat. Ben also got some nice Italian leather shoes. We also spent some time laying out by the hotel pool, and I also got a massage. Later that evening, we headed out to the restaurent, Le Tre Sorelles (the three sisters), which was probably our 2nd favorite meal in Italy. Again, the staff was very friendly. I had some amazing lasagna and Ben had really good pasta as well. We also got some sparkling wine with fruit in it after dinner that was very good.

Overall, positano was incredibly relaxing and was definitely the highlight of our trip to Italy.