The best new Italy holiday ideas

PRAIANO

Quiet neighbour

Between the two popular towns of Amalfi and Positano lies the smaller, less
ostentatious village of Praiano - a clutch of houses, small hotels and
friendly trattorias strung along the Amalfi coastal road.

A network of footpaths runs between the hotels and olive groves down to two
small beaches, and the town squares of Chiesa San Luca and Santa Maria
Assunta come alive at night with local Italian families out for a
passeggiata. Praiano has a more authentically Italian atmosphere than its
brasher neighbours - partly because it features in few British operators’
brochures.