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| Robert Downey Jr. & Marisa Tomei in Only You |
A lot of movies have been a boon to Italian tourism; Under the Tuscan Sun and Roman Holiday for example. But this movie in particular introduces us to the dreaminess that is Positano and makes the romantic sap in all of us want to call a travel agent right NOW.
Positano was a poor little fishing village located about 200 miles south of Rome on the Almafi coast. Now, tourism is now Positano's major industry along with.... Limoncello. Lemons are big and plentiful in this region and the people of Positano have mastered the art of making the perfect blend of lemons, sugar and booze.
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| View from Le Sirenuse Hotel, Positano |
In the movie, Marisa Tomei's character runs all over Italy chasing a man who's name she got from an ouija board when she was young. She thinks he's her destiny. When she reaches Positano, she meets Billy Zane's character here at the pool at Le Sirenuse Hotel.
Frankly, I would have been a lot more excited about the pool.
and the room....
and the restaurant...
Romantic, no? But if you still need a little help in that area, most rooms at Le Sirenuse have a balcony overlooking the sea, La Sonda restaurant (pictured above) has hundreds of twinkling candles and a mandolin and guitar player, and the hotel has an Aveda Concept Spa and an oyster and champagne bar. Aahhh..that's the ticket. We won't talk room rates because that will just ruin it for everyone.
In the end, Marisa finds her Mr. Right and all is well (yeah, like you didn't see that comin'). For more views of beautiful Positano see the movie below....
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| Diane Lane and some hottie in "Under The Tuscan Sun" |
For more movies with great scenery, enter these titles in TripScout's search box: Roman Holiday, Something's Gotta Give, The Holiday and The Truman Show.
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