Fornillo

Fornillo

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Offering some peace and quiet from the crowded Spiaggia Grande, Fornillo is a hidden gem that’s popular with the locals. The black pebble beach is around 984 feet long and is flanked by two towers at either end. You can reach Fornillo via a 10-minute walk from the main beach, or by descending hundreds of steps from the top of Positano. Plan ahead to visit during the Fish Festival, where there’s live music, dancing, a market selling fish cooked in all ways and a complimentary glass of wine for each visitor. – Tripadvisor
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  • Sanka1 🇱🇰🇬🇧
    Bicester, United Kingdom6,312 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A must visit
    Visited on a Sunday afternoon and it was surprisingly quiet perhaps due to off season. The pebble beach and the views from ground level up is amazing and a must see if you're travelling around Amalfi coast. There are lots of steps to get down and recommend taking a bus when you go back up to street levels as it's quite a climb. Disappointed that most of the restaurants are closed off season.
    Visited February 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written February 27, 2024
  • Rafaella S
    3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great for bathing
    An excellent sea for bathing. Super nice. It has the part of restaurants and umbrellas, which is paid (around 30-45 euros per person). For those who want to take a sea bath and don't mind sitting on the beach, you can stay in the public area. The bath is excellent and, although I went in July, it was quite quiet. I only recommend coming early (at 10:00 was enough) to have a more pleasant experience. And it is worth noting that the beach is of stones, it hurts a little foot, but it can bear.
    Visited July 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written July 12, 2024
  • S H
    1 contribution
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Positano Italy In October
    Wife and I stopped in and stayed at Positano for 6 days to round out the second half of our bigger trip. Traffic and tourism in Positano in October winds down but is still very busy. The shops are still open and surprisingly busy as this is the beginning of their "Winter" season and soon will close for several months. Mopeds buzzing everywhere. We loved our hotel, views and great food that Positano had to offer. Bring your walking shoes and be prepared, to walk, walk, walk, steps, steps, steps. Thankfully, our hotel had a shuttle which saved us walking a few times! We did a private boat tour to Capri, stopped for lunch at Lo Scoglio on the sea. Great ambience and food and was a good day to be on the sea. Also hiked The Path Of The Gods. The route we took was pretty rocky and difficult since we had an early rain which made everything extra slick. Thankfully it was cool. If we were to do it all over again, we would probably make it a 5 day stay and used that extra day elsewhere in our trip.
    Visited October 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written October 14, 2024
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Ida B
Singapore, Singapore5 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Family
Much nicer and more private beach. Run by a beach club, around 100€ for 4 ppl, spread over 2 sections, not too hard to find, can walk there. Beach is medium pebbles, water is cleaner and fewer people on the small section. When we were there, there were strong winds and we were flooded out of the place, but so was all of Positano beaches. If you’re coming from neighbouring towns and the ferry is cancelled I would not recommend taking bus, but of a nightmare.
Written July 31, 2023
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Tourteens
9 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022
The restaurant charged $25 per chair and umbrella for chairs at least 3 rows back from the water. No waiters ever came by to take orders. Still, the view was incredible and the water was crystal clear. The water and beach were not crazy crowded either. Not a very far walk from the main beach.
Written August 22, 2022
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Teresa E
Wolverhampton, UK59 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Couples
When you arrive at the beautiful Positano you are struck by how busy and crammed it can be although it is very pretty. If you stand with the sea to your back, you will see a walkway up to left which takes you to a smaller bay Forniello. Lovely photo opportunities on the way. You can hire sun beds and the sea is lovely. The beach bar/shop just as you come down into the beach is awesome and great value for money. Light relief from crowds and being ripped off (€24 for 2 cokes in Positano is being ripped off in my book).
Written July 16, 2023
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cerva2
Imola, Italy44 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Family
Exaggerated prices!!!
Four of us spent 120 euros!!!
Entrance costs 30 euros per person (even if you have children!)
Sea with stones and not very clean
The road to get there from the main road is tiring.
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Written August 8, 2023
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Karen G
Vancouver, Canada720 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2022 • Couples
The beach is nice overall, it’s pretty, crystal clear water, great for swimming. However it’s only rocks all the way, not very enjoyable. The worst part is that is very expensive to be there, you need to pay 30 euros per chair just to seat there. There’s almost no space to seat on your own towel if you don’t want to pay for the chair, and definitely no shade without paying.
Written September 15, 2022
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simona
13 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Family
the beach is a nice beach - BUT NOT IN AUGUST! It's crowded and hot, your feet get burnt. We stayed at the Fratelli Grassi Beach Club and I would not recommend it. The attitude of the staff was so rude, very average food, top prices for a very low service. And although we paid for a whole week for beds and umbrellas..they didn't even offer a free boat service from the harbor to Fornillo Beach... as they take a break at lunchtime. Honesty such a bad attitude, it is not worth a visit
Written August 17, 2024
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Anne F
Chelmsford, Essex, England83 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Couples
Small, pebbly beach just a pleasant short walk from the port. Sunbeds cost a ridiculous amount e.g, 40-50 euros per person for 1 sun bed and they are packed together so closely that you can hardly move. The public area is at the far end and is very small. Can’t understand why anyone would bother.
Written June 25, 2024
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Nuttnick
Helsinki, Finland95 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2022 • Couples
This beach is reachable by taking a 15 minute walk up and down stairs from Positano main beach. The location makes it less busy and it is embedded between rocks and cliffs. We really enjoyed the day there and can definitely recommend this place. There are several nice but pricey beach resorts where you can rent umbrellas and stuff or then at the very end there is a spot where you can put your towel for free.
Written September 6, 2022
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SHM
34 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023
Much quieter than Spiagga Grande with clearer water. We have 3 tips:
1. Have reef shoes as the rocks getting in and out of the water are tough
2. Be prepared to walk a lot of stairs to get here.
3. Head to the left where there are blue umbrellas, it’s smaller, quieter and cheaper beds to rent - €20 pp compared to €30 on the right side of the beach.
Written July 5, 2023
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W1240OUbretts
7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Family
Fornillo is no joke - those stones get hot and will burn your feet! Otherwise, this was a beautiful place to relax, sunbathe, swim in the sea, and enjoy the beauty of Positano without the chaos. We rented 4 loungers and 2 umbrellas for less than 80 E and enjoyed about 5 hours there before heading back to our water taxi for Praiano (gorgeous and way less chaotic than Positano).
Written June 13, 2023
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