Le Sirenuse Hotel

Via Cristoforo Colombo, Positano (SA) Italia

The landscape here is the stuff of artistic legend, but nothing can prepare a first-timer for the extent of the Amalfi Coast’s beauty. Its crags are blurred by lemon groves and once-grand towns cling to the vertiginous cliffs like brightly coloured candies. It’s hard to think of a more authentic address than Le Sirenuse, whose family owners converted it from their summer house in 1951. Ancestral oil paintings line the walls, the floors are a mosaic of handmade Vietri tiles, and intriguing 18th-century antiques are tucked into every alcove. Swing open the shutters in one of 58 exquisite bedrooms and you’ll be greeted by views of the pool and the bay of Positano. For an idyllic evening, begin with champagne at the rooftop bar before dining on Michelin- starred magic at La Sponda, where the ambience is as special as the food and impeccable wine list. Vines trail from the arched ceiling, lit by 400 flickering candles. IL. Doubles from £324. 00 39 089 875 066, sirenuse.it