http://www.facebook.com/whitecollarvagabond We made it to beautiful Positano, Italy. We're staying at casa Cuccaro in the village of Nocelle. We had to take 1700 stairs down to positano, great exercise! We enjoyed great pasta dishes and incredibly good house wine. We visited art galleries, did some jewelry shopping (local artists), bought some local hand made ceramics and then took the bus back up to Nocelle...
Nocelle is a bonny, antique hamlet of Positano, rising at 400 mt above sea-level, where to enjoy a peaceful, resting stay far away from the urban chaos. A lovely 1700 steps flight, leads to Positano, reachable in a few minutes through outstanding panoramas that will leave you breathless!
Nocelle is definitely situated in a key strategic position that, specially in the past, allowed to dominate and monitor a very big coastal territory, avoiding piratical incursions.
For trekking lovers, Nocelle is indeed a little paradise, thanks to the dozens of excursions throughout Lattari Mountains that start from there. The most popular hiking trail is "Sentiero degli Dei" (Walk of the Gods), particularly interesting and scenic is in fact the part between Grotta Biscotto and Nocelle, that is one of the best ways to better view the entire Amalfi Coast.
The Path starts from Bomerano, hamlet of Agerola, and passing for Grotta del Biscotto (524 mt) and many other enlargements (used as repositories) you will go onward towards Colle della Serra (578 mt) where the Path bifurcates: from the left side it goes down to Praiano, from the right side straight towards Nocelle (420 mt).
The journey snakes itself into chalky stratifications, with breath-taking views.
Once arrived at the fountain, take the first right which leads to the path towards Montepertuso.
The paved road from Montepertuso leads you directly to the SS Amalfitana, which is the main road that connects all the villages of the Amalfi Coast, from Salerno all the way up to Sorrento.
Gorgeous excursions could be done walking through the old Medieval Bridge, which overlooks Vallone Porto.
