Hotels near Atrani

Atrani sits in a cove just a few minutes' walk east of Amalfi, separated only by a headland, yet it feels like a quieter world. One of the smallest municipalities in southern Italy, it gathers around Piazza Umberto I, a tiny car-free square ringed by family-run trattorias, with a small free beach a few steps away. The churches of San Salvatore de' Birecto and Santa Maria Maddalena look down over the rooftops.

Because most day-trippers never leave Amalfi, Atrani stays calm even in August, which is its real appeal. The artist M. C. Escher famously sketched its stacked houses in 1931.

Pro Tip: Walk from Amalfi rather than waiting for a bus - a signed pedestrian path and a short road tunnel link the two towns in under ten minutes, dropping you straight into Atrani's square well ahead of the SS163 traffic.