Our B&B has a beautiful and lasting synergy with the “Night and Day” beach, which certainly stands out in Cetara for its professionalism and organization.

Looking at Cetara from the ferry, the beach is located at the end of the town, on the right, just before the Viceroyal Tower.

The guests of B&B Il Ritratto can book, through us, sunbeds and umbrellas, for a pleasant and relaxing day in this jewel of the coast. Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance.

RESTAURANTS:

Cetara is very famous for tuna and “colatura di alici” (an anchovy sauce).

On the main street of Cetara (going up from the sea you have to look to the left) you will find 3 restaurants with a good relationship between quality and price:

• Acqua Pazza (excellent place, typically coastal restaurant, a little chic, but which is usually a guarantee on the typical elements of Cetarese cuisine).
• San Pietro (it was the best restaurant in Cetara, but when you arrive in front of the restaurant, you have to see what image it gives you, to understand if you prefer to eat here or at Acqua Pazza, which is probably surpassing it in recent years).
• Al Convento {much more popular, but it made an excellent “Genovese di tonno” (Genoese tuna), super-typical dish of Cetara’s cuisine (pasta with tuna and cream of onions)}.

In Cetara it is also possible to eat the best “cuoppo” of the whole Amalfi coast: the cuoppo is a paper cone in which fresh fried fish is served at the moment (clearly it is a much more finger food solution, but it is an “institution” in Cetara). The historic place to eat it closed a couple of years ago, but there are many who continue to prepare it, such as: La Frittura del Golfo.

In one of the small shops of the center of the village you will find the “colatura di alici” (the famous anchovy sauce of Cetara). Buying a jar to take home (to try to make pasta with it) is really a thing to do (a small jar of 5 euros is more than enough and can be used for more than 6 months). A shop with good quality products is called “Delfino“.

Aperitif

Next to the “Night and Day” beach club, the “Barcheremi” bar offers a delicious aperitif: when you order a drink, the staff will ask you if you prefer to have some simple chips (close to your drink) or some “Cetara specialties”! We suggest, of course, to choose this second option, it’s truly excellent!

This aerial view shows that Cetara also has a second beach, to the left of the port, farther from the town center (but still just a few minutes’ walk).

This beach is different from the main one, it’s smaller and rockier, but for these very reasons, the sea is particularly beautiful, as it’s much less affected by the port. It’s definitely suitable for “purists“, for those willing to sacrifice comfort for a swim in crystal-clear water (anyway the sea in Cetara is beautiful everywhere!).