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Alternatives to Positano: every coastal town in Campania and Calabria that is not on the postcard

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San Nicola Arcella

San Nicola Arcella, Calabria

Positano is a fine town that has stopped being a town and become a queue. If what you wanted from it was a fishing village stacked up a cliff with the sea underneath, the same coast has that in a dozen other places, and further south the Cilento and the Calabrian shore have it with the beach still attached.

This is every coastal town in Campania and Calabria in our catalogue, 33 of them, with Positano, Amalfi and Capri themselves taken out. They are in the order of how much outside recognition each one carries: a Blue Flag, a place on the Borghi più belli list, a listing in a guide. Type a name or a province into the box to jump.

Instead of Positano

Positano · 3,729 residents · Campania

  1. San Nicola ArcellaCosenza

    Coastal town · Borgo dei Borghi

    From Positano
    2 h 43 min by car
    Residents
    1,993
    When to go
    May–Sep
  2. TropeaVibo Valentia

    Coastal town · Borgo dei Borghi

    From Positano
    5 h 3 min by car
    By train
    Reachable
    Residents
    5,706
    When to go
    May–Sep
  3. FuroreSalerno

    Coastal town · Borghi più belli d'Italia

    From Positano
    27 min by car
    Residents
    683
    When to go
    May–Sep
  4. Conca dei MariniSalerno

    Coastal town · Borghi più belli d'Italia

    From Positano
    21 min by car
    Residents
    644
    When to go
    May–Sep
  5. AtraniSalerno

    Coastal town · Borghi più belli d'Italia

    From Positano
    24 min by car
    Residents
    765
    When to go
    May–Sep

The 5 best-recognized of the 33 towns that match. Drive times measured by road from Positano. More of them follow below.

33 towns

The rest of the 33

  1. 11.Ravello32 min from Positano by car · SALERNO
  2. 12.Praiano13 min from Positano by car · SALERNO
  3. 13.Cetara42 min from Positano by car · SALERNO
  4. 14.Fiumefreddo Bruzio4 h 8 min from Positano by car · COSENZA
  5. 15.Maiori34 min from Positano by car · SALERNO
  6. 16.Minori28 min from Positano by car · SALERNO
  7. 17.Roseto Capo Spulico3 h 51 min from Positano by car · COSENZA
  8. 18.Massa Lubrense33 min from Positano by car · NAPOLI
  1. 19.Pisciotta2 h 48 min from Positano by car · SALERNO
  2. 20.Sorrento25 min from Positano by car · NAPOLI
  3. 21.Camerota2 h 52 min from Positano by car · SALERNO
  4. 22.Centola2 h 37 min from Positano by car · SALERNO
  5. 23.Praia a Mare2 h 44 min from Positano by car · COSENZA
  6. 24.Piano di Sorrento17 min from Positano by car · NAPOLI
  7. 25.Cariati4 h 12 min from Positano by car · COSENZA
  8. 26.Parghelia5 h 5 min from Positano by car · VIBO VALENTIA
  9. 27.Villapiana3 h 29 min from Positano by car · COSENZA
  10. 28.Isola di Capo Rizzuto5 h 19 min from Positano by car · CROTONE
  11. 29.Scilla5 h 18 min from Positano by car · REGGIO CALABRIA
  12. 30.Soverato5 h from Positano by car · CATANZARO
  13. 31.Belvedere Marittimo3 h 26 min from Positano by car · COSENZA
  14. 32.Pizzo4 h 27 min from Positano by car · VIBO VALENTIA
  15. 33.Bagnara Calabra5 h 9 min from Positano by car · REGGIO CALABRIA

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