Family Fun in Positano
Our family holiday in Positano was absolutely amazing. My girlfriend is an expert on where to stay, play, and eat in Positano, so we followed her advice and had an amazing vacation with memories to last a lifetime.
I highly recommend the Residence Alcione Positano (Room Serena 1) as the best place to stay with children. Our girls loved the large terrace for dancing around. We loved breakfast being delivered every morning to our terrace while we relaxed in our pajamas. We also enjoyed having my father and our family friends staying in a room just below ours. A holiday is much more special when we can share it with our family from abroad.
Sleep: Residence Alcione Positano
Eat: Da Vincenzo for an amazing dinner
Snack: Coffee, Gelato, and Pastries: Collina
Cooking Class: Buca di Bacco (my cooking class post)
Day Trip: Capri by boat
Heike’s favorite part: All the kittens and eating calamari
Hadley’s favorite part: Da Vincenzo pasta and her new dress
How we got there: We flew from Zürich to Naples, stayed 2 nights in Naples enjoying the best pizza in the world (5 Euros for pizza!) and tours of the historic district. We stayed in Naples’ historical center. We rented a car and drove to Pompeii for a tour, then spent a week in beautiful Positano. We took day trips to Ravello, Amalfi, Sorrento, Capri and Vietra.
Tips:
- Positano is full of beautiful stairways, so a pram is a bit cumbersome. The walk to the beach and back is full of distractions like cats, lizards, gelato and dress shops, so take a break and go at your own holiday pace.
- The beach is not sandy, so if you have aqua socks or flip-flops, definitely bring them along. Or buy them at the sandal shop down on the beach as we ended up doing.
Text and photos by Kate Prinsloo
Kate is an American mom to two girls, living in Zurich. She is a contributor to Mothering Matters’ social media and excursions. Kate also blogs about her family travel adventures.
