I planned a dream vacation to Positano. Next time I visit the Amalfi Coast, I'll stay in this lesser-known gem instead.

Positano, Italy, is known for its colorful, picturesque buildings nestled into the cliffs.

This charming colony boasts stunning architecture, quaint boutiques, vibrant pottery, caller seafood, and wine tastings successful unsocial places for illustration converted caves.

Experiencing each of this — and much — is precisely why I chose Positano arsenic the location guidelines for my family vacation to the Amalfi Coast to observe my dad's retirement.

And moreover though Positano was everything we dreamed it would be, we ended up falling moreover much successful emotion pinch Minori, a lesser-known gem situated on the coast.

We visited Minori while hiking the Path of the Lemons

During our trip, 1 of the experiences we were astir excited for was hiking "Sentiero dei Limoni," the Path of the Lemons — a dreamy terraced way connecting the towns of Maiori and Minori.

Although you tin commencement the way successful either village, we began our trek successful Maiori and reached Minori mid-hike.

Our first stop? Minori's Agricola Ruocco's, a family-owned citrus workplace precocious up supra the sea. We were welcomed by a rustic wrought-iron gross and a chalkboard motion listing the delights served there: citrus granita, citrus sorbet, limoncello spritz, limoncello, and more.

The plot was dressed up pinch cozy seating areas and chandeliers hanging from trees, and the views were perfectly incredible.

After chatting pinch the owners and cooling disconnected pinch limoncello spritzes and homemade citrus sorbet, they allowed america to circuit their citrus groves conscionable supra the café.

Having backstage clip to ourselves to stroll nether the canopy of citrus trees — pinch sunlight pouring done — felt for illustration a segment consecutive retired of a dreamy film.

The lukewarm hospitality made america consciousness correct astatine location and felt acold removed from the crowds we had encountered successful Capri, Sorrento, and Positano.

We continued our hike, stopping to bask much of what Minori has to offer

After enjoying our spritzes, we continued our hike earlier stopping for a wound to eat astatine different family-run establishment, Cuonc Cuonc.

Here, caller tomatoes hung from the vines, floral tablecloths swayed successful the breeze, and friends vicinity kittens basked successful the sunshine.

Perched precocious atop the beautiful buildings that dress up Minori, this workplace felt much friendly and locally rooted than the much touristy spots we recovered successful Positano.

Here, we sipped vino and enjoyed a delightful dispersed of meats, cheeses, olives, pickles, honey, and seasonal jams, on pinch stuffed zucchini blossoms. We besides had platters of handmade scialatielli pasta pinch creamy citrus sauce. It was my favourite eating acquisition of the full trip.

Before heading backmost to Positano, we enjoyed the downtown scenery and popped into an adorable sea-front pastry shop, which is known for its delizia al limone (lemon delight). It was, successful fact, delightful.

While exploring, we came crossed truthful galore breathtaking and photo-worthy spots successful this walkable town.

Naturally, my camera was moving overtime snapping distant arsenic I weaved done the alleyways, Roman ruins, and boutiques trading ceramics and section finds successful and astir the municipality center.

We besides stopped to respect the Basilica of Santa Trofimena, a yellowish religion that overlooks Piazza Ettore e Gaetano Cantilena.

Next clip I sojourn the Amalfi Coast, I'll decidedly enactment successful Minori

If you're looking for an highly local, authentic enactment on the Amalfi Coast, I highly urge embracing Minori.

Although Positano was beautiful, Minori gave america a much relaxed, authentic sensation of the coast. During our visit, Minori's streets felt noticeably little crowded than Positano's. We moreover saw section parents picking up their kids from schoolhouse and children playing outside.

At some farms we visited, it felt for illustration we were genuinely capable to soak up the beauty of each acquisition without emotion rushed aliases competing pinch different visitors for a table. Minori provided the Amalfi Coast acquisition I had dreamt up earlier arriving.

I wouldn't waste and acquisition my beloved first-time Positano acquisition for anything, but adjacent clip I recreation to the aged country, Minori will beryllium my location base.