Ravello - Atrani via Valle del Dragone

This itinerary is considered a classic, as it was the route used by local people before the paved road was built in 1930.

From the Piazza Duomo take the Via Roma until you pass the 11th century church of Santa Maria a Gradillo, then turn left and take the few steps down to the road. Cross the road and you will find a flight of steps with a signpost to Amalfi. Here the descent to Atrani begins. After about 5 minutes walk you come to the paved road once again.

Crossing over to the other side and proceeding along the road for about 500 meters you will see another signpost for Amalfi and a flight of steps. Go through a small portico under a building, follow the paved road down to the Ravello – Pontone crossroads. Turn right and after the first curve you come to the point where the path to Atrani begins again, signposted to Amalfi. Further along this path you pass the ruins of a small village with its textile and olive mills. This is the Valle del Dragone, which was in fact the industrial area of Atrani.

Towards the end of the path, before entering the town of Atrani itself, you can see the town’s old cemetery, which was used until the end of the 1800s and the adjacent Chiesa del Carmine. Passing the church any path you take leads down to Piazza Umberto I and the small church of San Salvatore de Bireto, where the proclamation of the Doges took place during the time of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi.