New roads built in the 20th century brought the first tourists to Positano, an elite group of
travelers, comprised of intellectuals, artists and celebrities, who elected Positano as their
preferred holiday resort. Escher, Steinbeck, Klee, Zeffirelli and Elizabeth Taylor are among
the long list of those who became “willing prisoners of a legendary landscape…”

This is Spaggia Grande beach, and still fashionable with artists.