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sashamagen Jun 11th, 2009 01:23 PM

Capri or Positano
 
My husband and i are trying to organize a vacation. We can't decide if we should go to Capri or Positano. Thank you.

jetsetj Jun 11th, 2009 01:36 PM

for some reason this shows marked as a trip report..

Why not go to both?
They are only a boat ride away from each other..

we stayed at www.villanettunopositano.it
It was fine.

sashamagen Jun 11th, 2009 01:52 PM

Sorry, i just started using it so i must have clicked trip report by accident. i don't think we have time to go to both. We are only go away for 9 days, and are spending 3 days in Paris. Thanks for your quick response.

steviegene Jun 11th, 2009 01:55 PM

you could do 2 days in Capri and 3 in Positano.
Or just take a daytrip to Capri from Positano.

hamptons Jun 11th, 2009 05:25 PM

Capri is entirely too crowded and overrun with day trippers. It takes time to see the real beauty of the sland.

I woul d opt for Positano. Thr beauty is immediate and the entire Amalfi Coast is a paradise you don't have to go looking for it. Holiday House Gilda is remarkably located and remarakably priced. We also used Positano Adventure Walks that do a bit of everything very well and in English.

bardo1 Jun 12th, 2009 04:23 AM

sasha,

A few clariying questions:

9 nights in hotels?

Have you been to Paris before?

What time of year is trip?

delvino Jun 12th, 2009 04:28 AM

We've done the Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, and Capri trip before, and when we do go back, we will base in Positano. A quick boat ride brings you to other coastal towns, and to Capri. If you do go to Capri, make a beeline to Anacapri, the other side of the island. No commercialization and great beauty.

dcd Jun 13th, 2009 10:26 PM

My wife and I just spent 4 nites in each place and loved both. We like to be active. There's a lot to see and do in Capri to fill 3-5 days, assuming you enjoy walking. The day trippers really miss a lot. The Amalfi Coast can be experienced in 3-5 days, too. Again there's a fair amount of walking involved. If we had 6 nites, as it sounds like you might, I'd split my time between them unless you want to see Pompeii which would take a full day from Positano and would make me suggest 2 nites on Capri and 4 in Positano.

ira Jun 14th, 2009 07:37 AM

Hi Sash,

You are spending 3 days in Paris before flying to Naples, No?

How often have you been to Paris?

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