It starts about 100 km south of Naples, in the heart of Campania, and is a region still rather unknown outside of Italy – the Cilento, since the 1990s Italy's second largest national park and UNESCO World Heritage listed.
It starts about 100 km south of Naples, in the heart of Campania, and is a region still rather unknown outside of Italy – the Cilento, since the 1990s Italy's second largest national park and UNESCO World Heritage listed.
It is situated in the province of Salerno (Campania region) – south of the world-famous Amalfi Coast, north of the amazing Costa di Maratea – between Paestum to the north, the Monti Alburni to the east and Sapri to the south.
The Cilento is a region of fascinating landscapes - evergreen olive groves, 100 km of coastline with fine sandy beaches, bays, grottoes, steep coasts, cobalt-blue sea, mountains rising up to 1,900 m high.
Important and impressive cultural treasures are also found in the Cilento, amongst others: evidence of prehistoric, 250,000 year old settlements ("Homo Camerotensis"), the famous Greek temples at Paestum, excavations of the ancient Greek town of Velia, well-fortified Saracen towers along the coast and the Carthusian monastery at Padula.
History is ever-present in the Cilento – for example in the medieval town center of Pisciotta, which sits picturesquely enthroned on a hilltop above the sea. Traditional festivities and religious ceremonies – which include impressive Good Friday processions as well as colorful festivals in honor of the towns' and villages' patron saints – fascinate visitors.
Bathing temperatures from mid April to the beginning of November, a variety of hiking trails along the coast and in the hinterland, marvelous cycling routes as well as quite a number of other sports activities top off your holidays in southern Campania.
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