Positano was founded from the populations of Paestum escaped from the Arab Saracen Pirates. With some escavations of the Roman Empire has been discovered also ruins of Paleolitical age that prove his older origin. Positioned at the end of a long Valley since the Roman Empire was holydays place and then military harbour of Amalfi Republic for the strategic and well defensible position. Slumped since 1950 with a lot of emigration to USA has becomed then a famous Jetset relax site and actually has a flourishing Touristic and Restaurant economy.