Positano, Amalfi and Ravello have become synonymous with traffic, sky-high prices and trails walked single file. Yet the same enchantment — houses clinging to the rock, the sea opening up all of a sudden, stone alleyways — survives elsewhere, far from the coaches. Here are seaside villages and high walks where the Amalfi Coast returns to silence.
Costiera Amalfitana in high season: → the alternatives below are far quieter.
Along the ridge of the Monti Lattari, in Campania, a long walking crest looks down from above over the Amalfi and Sorrento coasts while remaining almost deserted, whereas the famous trails that run below, sheer above the sea, are besieged by thousands of walkers.
Very quiet Jun 30, 2026
Camogli and Boccadasse: two fishing harbours near Genoa, with pastel houses and beached boats, to experience authentic Liguria without the crush.
Not very crowded Jun 21, 2026
On the upper Tyrrhenian coast of the Cosenza province, in Calabria, a coastline of villages between murals and citron groves. It stays out of the way compared to the noisier destinations of the South because many people cross it only in a rush on the way to somewhere else.
Very quiet Jun 30, 2026
A Byzantine fortress on an islet off the Peloponnese: Monemvasia stays invisible until you round the final bend, into a maze of stone alleys.
Very quiet Jun 21, 2026
On the Gulf of Corinth, Nafpaktos is a fortified Venetian harbour with walls that run down to the sea: quiet Greece with no queues.
Very quiet Jun 21, 2026
Looking for an alternative to Capri? Islands, seaside villages and gems of Campania to enjoy away from the crowds, between the Bay of Naples and the Cilento.
Very quiet Jun 29, 2026