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Positano

Positano, once a prosperous maritime rival to Amalfi in the 12th and 13th centuries, fell into decline over the centuries, with much of its population emigrating to the US by the mid-1800s. It remained a sleepy fishing village until John Steinbeck wrote a 1953 Harper’s Bazaar article, which brought it international attention. By the 1960s, the dolce vita crowd had descended, cementing Positano as a jet-set icon. Positano is home to just short of 4,000 souls, although in…