{"id":198153,"date":"2025-02-08T09:42:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T09:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/travel\/rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-are-these-destination-dupes-actually-amalfi-coast-alternatives\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T09:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T09:42:14","slug":"rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-are-these-destination-dupes-actually-amalfi-coast-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/travel\/rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-are-these-destination-dupes-actually-amalfi-coast-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"rewrite this title in Arabic Are these destination dupes actually Amalfi Coast alternatives?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic<br \/>\n        As overtourism packs the Amalfi Coast, a Positano local handpicks Italy\u2019s underappreciated villages for 2025.<br \/>\n    ADVERTISEMENTGuests have called Hotel Poseidon in Positano breathtaking and luxurious, but Liliana Mascolo has only ever called it home.A third-generation employee of her family\u2019s hotel, Liliana\u2019s earliest memories recall full-season bookings and a bustling seaview terrace.\u00a0\u201cPositano has always been popular,\u201d Liliana says. \u201cBut what\u2019s changed are the types of guests. Instead of staying for weeks or even months to relax, people visit for a few days, rushing to tick everything off of their Amalfi Coast must-see list.\u201dThough she\u2019s always known why this part of the Amalfi Coast is so coveted, Liliana has watched Positano evolve from a popular, long-stay destination for Italians on a wealthy yet relaxed holiday to a more accessible destination where day-trippers and weekenders arrive with rigid itineraries.\u201cWhen I was studying in London, I had a poster of Positano on my wall but none of my friends were impressed because they didn\u2019t know about the Amalfi Coast. I remember the exact day Positano started getting popular on social media: all of my friends were stunned that it was my hometown.\u201dLiliana is always ready to welcome guests to Hotel Poseidon, her once literal home, but she knows firsthand how overtourism on the Amalfi Coast creates an overwhelming experience for some travellers. Here are Liliana\u2019s four suggestions for taking an unforgettable Italian vacation away from the crowds, queues, and clich\u00e9 attractions.Tropea: An Instagrammable beach with the beauty of Positano but none of the tourists\u201cThe first place that comes to my mind as an alternative to Positano\u2019s beaches are Tropea\u2019s beaches.\u201d\u00a0Positano\u2019s popularity on social media has its unique landscape to thank.The rocky hillside lends the village the nickname \u2018the Pyramid of Positano\u2019. This section of coastline features dramatic views of the village from sea level and dreamy Tyrrhenian Sea views from countless hotel terraces \u2013 including Hotel Poseidon\u2019s.\u00a0Tropea, over 400 km south, is also a hilltop village perched above the Tyrrhenian Sea. Yet Liliana says while its jaw-dropping scenery is envy-inducing enough for Instagram it has no influencers in sight.\u201cI know that families from other Italian cities visit Tropea again and again but don\u2019t know of many foreign travellers going there. There\u2019s not many people around, and the landscapes are gorgeous, so it\u2019s such a peaceful environment.\u201dDespite winning 2021\u2019s Borgo dei Borghi competition and one of the so-called pearls of the Tyrrhenian, Liliana still considers Tropea a hidden gem where you can watch the sunset without queuing up behind a crowd.\u00a0\u00a0Mount Abetone is an alluring alternative to the Italian Alps for \u2018JOMO\u2019\u201cWhen I close my eyes and think of Mt. Abetone, I see myself laying on a sofa beside the fireplace, playing board games with my friends.\u201d\u00a0Standing among the Pistoia Mountains, Mt. Abetone is one of the most popular ski resorts in Italy, but you won\u2019t catch Liliana on the slopes.\u201cIt\u2019s been years since I\u2019ve skied; I just go there to relax. It\u2019s just me, the fireplace and some wine on many days. Going to the ski resort is an ambitious activity.\u201dADVERTISEMENTLiliana\u2019s family has a holiday home close to Mt. Abetone. When Hotel Poseidon closes for the season, you\u2019ll find Liliana escaping the FOMO (fear of missing out) found in Positano for the JOMO (joy of missing out) in the Apennines mountain range.\u201cNothing ever happens up there, but that\u2019s my personal preference. It\u2019s not that I choose to do absolutely nothing \u2013 I could follow my sister to the slopes \u2013 but that I choose to unwind without feeling the need to hike or ski or do any of the activities most travellers come for.\u201dJOMO is one of 2025\u2019s top travel trends. If you embrace JOMO like Liliana does, you\u2019ll definitely find relaxation and reconnection with loved ones on Mt. Abetone\u2019s 50 km of pistes \u2013 and a laid-back alternative to winter recreation.Instead of Atrani for set-jetting, visit CastellabateUntil recently, the village of Atrani was considered one of the few overlooked spots on the Amalfi Coast: a quieter refuge where the savvy traveller could find a more authentic experience off the main tourist trail.\u00a0ADVERTISEMENTNow, its popularity is rapidly rising as cinephiles flock to filming locations like Atrani\u2019s beach &#8211; as seen in Netflix\u2019s \u2018Ripley\u2019, and the cliff-clinging shrine, Santuario Santa Maria del Bando, which featured in \u2018Equalizer 3\u2019.\u00a0The \u2018set-jetting\u2019 trend \u2013 planning a holiday based on destinations featured in TV series or films \u2013 is nothing new, which is why Liliana suggests embracing the trend without becoming a background extra in another visitor\u2019s TikTok video.\u00a0\u201cI watched \u2018Benvenuti al Sud\u2019 several times before actually visiting Castellabate. It\u2019s even more beautiful in real life and the locals are just as friendly to strangers.\u201dThe Italian comedy, a remake of the French film \u2018Welcome to the Sticks\u2019, finds a postmaster transferred to the village of Castellabate where he discovers that the seemingly dangerous south defies its prejudiced stereotypes.\u00a0ADVERTISEMENT\u201cSit at a bar in Castellabate and the few tourists you\u2019ll see always look lost. Not because they don\u2019t know where to go, but because there\u2019s nowhere to go.\u201dThis small village, approximately 120 km south of Naples, has few attractions beyond a castle, an observation deck, and a small museum of sacred art housed in a church.\u00a0\u201cThere is nothing to do in Castellabate, life just passes you by and that\u2019s why it\u2019s so nice,\u201d Liliana says. \u201cIt reminds me of what Positano once was: there\u2019s no list to check off, you just wander around and get lost in the moment.\u201dLook to villages like Lake Como\u2019s Varenna in the off-seasonItaly\u2019s tourism generates over \u20ac50 billion from 57 million annual visitors. Liliana agrees that some destinations, like the Amalfi Coast, may feel too tempting to skip, but that doesn\u2019t mean you have to follow the crowd. You could visit at a different time of year for a quieter and perhaps even more celestial experience.ADVERTISEMENT\u201cI really wanted to see Lake Como\u2019s landscape, not attractions, so I visited in December, the off-season. Varenna is the one place I\u2019d stay if I go back.\u201d\u00a0Varenna, a short ferry ride from the bustling Bellagio, has less than 1,000 residents, the 12th-century Castello di Vezio and a romantic, lakeside pathway called the Walk of Lovers.\u00a0On crisp and clear winter nights when the moon is in its crescent phase you can even enjoy some stargazing &#8211; as astrotourism is also right on trend for this year.\u201cLake Como is incredible, but you can also get around northern Italy easily by train and visit Milan or Lake Garda.\u201d\u00a0ADVERTISEMENTThe writer was a guest of Hotel Poseidon in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic As overtourism packs the Amalfi Coast, a Positano local handpicks Italy\u2019s underappreciated villages for 2025. 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