Best Italian seaside town?

[Whitlandcarm]

Hi, just two of us are looking to go to Italy in September.

We're looking for a town on the coast and access to the sea. Preferably very cultural and historic without 60s cheap hol flats. Southern Italy.

Any ideas and recommendations?:)

Thanks !

Portofino? Sorrento?

Maybe not as far south as you want but Sperlonga is lovely.

Ischia? Fabulous and you have Naples thrown in as a bonus.

Amalfi is gorgeous but pricey.

Limone Lake Guarda

Portofino is in the N, isn't it?

There's a place called Gaeta where I stayed (in a small tent ) many years ago - it's between Rome & Naples. Going by TripAdvisor it's still pretty nice, & very Italian.

www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187790-d4361552-Reviews-Gaeta-Gaeta_Province_of_Latina_Lazio.html

www.slowtrav.com/italy/lazio/gaeta.htm

& there look to be some lovely S/C places on homeaway

www.homeaway.co.uk/results/italy/gaeta/region:36753/minSleeps/4

Bari area for seaside and Matera for history

Viareggio - blissful

The Amalfi coast is beautiful and you can do trips to Sorrento, Capri, Ischia, Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Ostuni in Puglia. Beach, whitewashed old town, old. Very romantic.

Oops. Missed the point about it being Southern Italy!

Positano- gorgeous and normally very touristy but probably less so in September

Positano so so so beautiful but rather dull at night