Destinations · Campania
Atrani Italy’s smallest town
The smallest municipality in Italy by area: white houses squeezed between rock and sea, a little square and a beach ten minutes’ walk from Amalfi.
Where the doges were crowned
In the days of the Republic of Amalfi, Atrani was the quarter of the noble families. In the tenth-century church of San Salvatore de’ Birecto, the doges received the ducal cap, the “birecto”, which gives the church its name.
Local tradition also links Atrani to the family of Masaniello, the fishmonger who led the Naples revolt of 1647.
A nativity scene by the sea
Atrani is a tangle of alleys, steps and arches leading down to Piazza Umberto I, which opens onto the beach. Precisely because it looks unchanged, it has been the set of many films and adverts.
Amalfi is a few minutes’ walk away, along the seafront or through a short passage.
Not to be missed in Atrani
Piazza Umberto I
The little square by the sea, the heart of the village.
San Salvatore de’ Birecto
The church where the doges were crowned.
Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Maddalena
The baroque façade above the beach.
The beach
Small and sheltered, just steps from the square.
The alleys
Steps and arches to wander without hurrying.
The walk to Amalfi
Ten minutes on foot along the sea.
Before you go
Via Chiunzi and Maiori, or along the coast.
Easily combined with Amalfi.
In summer the beach gets very busy.
Ravello sits on the hill above Atrani.
The village is pedestrianised: I’ll drop you on the coast road above the square and pick you up there or in Amalfi, whichever you prefer.
Approximate times, without traffic.
Atrani and Amalfi on the same day.
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