There’s no denying the beauty that is the Amalfi Coast, but with the heaving crowds populating this Italian gem, finding alternatives is high on the list of many traveller’s agendas. Fortunately, one Italian local has shared the best kept secret when it comes to finding a seaside town equally as beautiful but with far less crowds. Liliana Mascolo is a third-generation employee of her family’s hotel in Positano. She says that a nearby town called Tropea offers similar beauty, but it sees a fracti

However, the region is now overrun by hundreds of thousands of tourists every summer. One tourist told France24: “ It’s beautiful but very very crowded.... It’s hard to see anything in the amount of time that you get to visit these small places, so it’s hard to do anything.... Anyone who does not follow the new rules can be fined ￡50....