Alternative destinations near the Amalfi Coast.
Places near the Amalfi Coast that score high on beauty and low on crowding, according to our data.
Lacco Ameno
Rebuilt after a devastating 1883 earthquake that destroyed most of its buildings, Lacco Ameno transformed from a fishing village into a thermal-spa resort on…
Sessa Aurunca
This town in Campania's Caserta province built on volcanic tuff from the extinct Roccamonfina volcano, Sessa Aurunca occupies the site of ancient Suessa Auru…
Procida
This little island off the Naples coast, between Cape Miseno and Ischia, has a café and restaurant scene, a concentration of historic churches, and vineyards…
Bojano
A little town in Molise's Campobasso province with a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, and an unusual concentration of historic churches.
Battipaglia
Buffalo mozzarella production has made Battipaglia one of the most productive agricultural centres on the Sele Plain in Campania, southern Italy.
Agropoli
This coastal town at the start of the Cilentan Coast on the Tyrrhenian Sea, Agropoli has a walkable centre with a good spread of cafés and restaurants, viney…
Angellara
Tiny hamlet on the Salerno coast, Angellara punches above its size with multiple churches, a handful of local cafés, and easy access to upland scenery and th…
Torre/Licinella
This small coastal locality on Italy's Salerno coast, Torre/Licinella sits right at the water's edge with a café and restaurant scene that punches above its…
Campagna
This pocket-sized town in the Picentini Mountains of Campania's Salerno province, Campagna has an unusual density of churches and cafés for its size, set aga…
Picerno
A compact hilltop town in Basilicata's Potenza province, Picerno rises above rolling green valleys with a bell tower and medieval stone tower at its core, su…
Muro Lucano
A pocket-sized Basilicata hill town in southern Italy's Potenza province, Muro Lucano rises dramatically on a rocky spur, its pale stone buildings climbing t…
Pignola
Known locally as "il paese dei portali" — the town of doorways — Pignola is a small mountain town in Basilicata's Potenza province, where the historic centre…