It was an Etruscan or Greek landing place and remained uninhabited until the VI century, when the inhabitants of Scala started sailing along the coast. 

This small village became the  “twin town” of Amalfi and part of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi.

 Within its church the dukes were entrusted and buried. The Normans arrived here towards the middle of 1000, followed by the Suevians, the French and finally, the Spanish.

During these years, the history of the village is almost identical to that of Amalfi. 

The town has the typical structure of a medieval village, that rose around the various churches, namely the churches of Santa Maria Maddalena, San Salvatore, San Michele, del Carmine, San Rosalia and San Maria del Bando. 

Among the open space in front of the Chiesa del Carmine and the face of the Civita Mountain, lie the ruins of the wall that, during the Middle Ages, surrounded the village. Whereas on the inside, rests the ancient “Porta Settentrionale” (Northern Gate) of Atrani.