![\"Positano](\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Positano.jpg\" "\\"Positano,")
<\/a>Aerial image of Positano.<\/p><\/div>\n
Positano takes its place on Amalfi coast, one of the most popular Italian destination. After reaching its development peak in the 16th<\/sup> and 17th<\/sup> centuries, Positano lost many residents in the the 19th<\/sup> century. John Steinbeck writes that “Positano bites deep. It is a dream place that isn\u2019t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone.”<\/p>\n Image of Manarola at sunset.<\/p><\/div>\n Manarola is one of the five towns from the Italian Riviera region called Cinque Terre National Park. UNESCO classified the area a World Heritage Site. According to a date marked on the cornerstone of San Lorenzo church, Manarola was probably founded in 1338. The name of this beautiful Italian coastal town probably means \u201clarge wheel\u201d, as a reference to the town\u2019s mill wheel.<\/p>\n Image of Vernazza, an Italian town included in UNESCO Wrold Heritage list.<\/p><\/div>\n You can\u2019t drive a car in Vernazza, another town from the Cinque Terre region. The classic fishing village was founded almost 1,000 years ago. Only 1,000 people live in what is considered one of the most classical Italian fishing villages.<\/p>\n Aerial view of vineyard surrounded Corniglia<\/p><\/div>\n Corniglia does not have direct access to the sea, but due to its higher altitude, it offers amazing panoramas. The small town is surrounded by vineyards. Corniglia dates back to the Romans and was mentioned by Boccaccio in a Decameron novel.<\/p>\n Porto Ercole, the name of this Italian coastal town, means Port Hercules.<\/p><\/div>\n Porto Ercole is the Italian way of saying \u201cPort Hercules\u201d. The town is located on a small island connected to the main land by two land stripes. Porto Ercole was founded in the late 13th<\/sup> century and is just 150 miles north of Rome. The Dutch Royal family had a summer residence here in the second part of the last century.<\/p>\n Ponza is named after Pontius Pilat<\/p><\/div>\n Ponza is the name of an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, as well as the name of the town on the island found somewhere near the mainland between Rome and Naples. Allegedly, the island was named after Pontius Pilat, the judge who decided Jesus was an heretic. As most other coastal towns, Ponza lives of tourism and fishing.<\/p>\n Image of Otranto central harbor<\/p><\/div>\n If you want to find Otranto, you have to look right at Italy\u2019s heel. The Adriatic and Ionic seas meet at Otranto, which is one of the closest Italian territories to Albania. Its geographical location makes Otranto\u2019s history immensely rich. The famous pirate Barbarossa captured what was in the 16th<\/sup> century the city of Otranto, but the occupation lasted just for a short while.<\/p>\n La Maddalena during the summer<\/p><\/div>\n The town La Maddalena lies on a small homonymous island right next to Sardinia. Consequently, the almost 12,000 islanders speak one special dialect called Maddalenino, a blend of Sardinian and Corsican. To get there, you need to take a boat, but there are plenty of rides from the mainland.<\/p>\n2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manarola<\/h2>\n
<\/a>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vernazza<\/h2>\n
<\/a>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Corniglia<\/h2>\n
<\/a>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Porto Ercole<\/h2>\n
<\/a>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ponza<\/h2>\n
<\/a>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Otranto<\/h2>\n
<\/a>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 La Maddalena<\/h2>\n
<\/a>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Camogli<\/h2>\n