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Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy. Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet. Geography The coast of Cilento is located on the Tyrrhenian Sea, stretching from Paestum to the Gulf of Policastro, near the town of Sapri. Most of the touristic destinations in the coast are ''frazioni'' (hamlets) of '' comuni'' whose seats are inland; examples include Santa Maria di Castellabate, Acciaroli, Velia, Palinuro, Marina di Camerota, Scario and Policastro Bussentino. The inner boundaries are the Alburni mountains and Vallo di Diano, sometimes considered as part of Cilentan geographical region, which has in Sala Consilina its largest center. The most important towns in this area are Vallo della Lucania (in the middle), Sapri and Agropoli: this is the largest town of Cilento and the principal harbour. Most of this area is includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cilento And Vallo Di Diano National Park
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (Italian ''Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni'') is an Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It includes much of the Cilento, the Vallo di Diano and the Monti Alburni. It was founded in 1991, and was formerly known as the Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano. History The park was officially instituted on December 6, 1991 to protect the territory of Cilento from building speculation and mass tourism. Originally named Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano, in 1998 it became a World Heritage Site of UNESCO, also with the ancient Greek towns of Paestum, Velia and the Padula Charterhouse. The other natural reserves instituted in the area of the park are the "Natural reserve of Foce Sele-Tanagro" (created in 1993, with the Oasis of Persano) and the "Maritime reserve of Punta Licosa", in the municipality of Castellabate. Geography The national park's ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agropoli
Agropoli is a town and ''comune'' located in the Cilento area of the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is situated at the start of the Cilentan Coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. History Pre-medieval period The promontory on which Agropoli stands has been inhabited since Neolithic times. It seems, however, that it was not until the later Bronze and Iron Ages that it came to be continuously inhabited by a stable, indigenous population, which lived off hunting and fishing. To the east of the promontory, at the mouth of the River Testene, there is a natural sheltered bay, called "Foce" in ancient times, but which is now almost completely silted up. Before and after the foundation of nearby Poseidonia (c. 625 BC), the Greeks used it for trading with the local people. They gave the promontory the Greek name, ''Petra'' ("rocky hill"), and built a temple on it, dedicated to Artemis, the Goddess of Hunting. It has been established that in Roman times, on the coastal stretch, now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallo Della Lucania
Vallo della Lucania (commonly known simply as ''Vallo'') is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It lies in the middle of Cilento and its population is 8,680.Source 2011 History A settlement called ''Castrum Cornutum'' (meaning: "Fortress of Cornutans") is documented in the 13th century: according to the Italian historian Giuseppe Maiese, it had been founded by colonists from Cornutum, an ancient city in Dalmatia. In the 18t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallo Di Diano
240px, Vallo di Diano seen from Caggiano. 240px, Panoramic view of Pertosa. View of 240px The Vallo di Diano (also known as ''Valdiano'') is an Italian valley of the south-eastern side of Campania, in the province of Salerno. Geography Situated between the Alburni mountains and the borders of Campania with Basilicata, it is considered a geographical subregion of Cilento and is part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, World Heritage Site of Italy from 1998. The greatest forestal park, mainly located in cilentan side, is Pruno. The area is composed by 17 municipalities, and the greatest one is Sala Consilina, with c. 12,500 inhabitants. The others are Atena Lucana, Auletta, Buonabitacolo, Caggiano, Casalbuono, Monte San Giacomo, Montesano sulla Marcellana, Padula, Pertosa, Polla, San Pietro al Tanagro, Sant'Arsenio, San Rufo, Sanza, Sassano and Teggiano. Transport The valley is served by the A2 motorway Salerno-Reggio Calabria, with the exits of Petina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campora
Campora is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Salerno, Campania (southern Italy). It is located in the territory of Cilento and as of 2009 its population was 810. : 2009 History Geography The village is located in a hilly area in the middle of , close to and to the area of Pruno, not far from the town of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scario
Scario is an Italian village and hamlet (''frazione''), the largest of the municipality of San Giovanni a Piro in the province of Salerno, Campania region. In 2011, it had a population of 1,124. Geography The village is situated in the western corner of the Gulf of Policastro, on the southern side of Cilento. It is 8 km from San Giovanni a Piro, 2.4 from Bussento river mouth, 4 from Policastro Bussentino, 15 from Sapri and 24 from Marina di Camerota. Its westernmost locality, ''Garagliano'', borders the coastal area named Porto Infreschi, which extends from that area to Marina di Camerota. Tourism and transports Due to its position in Cilento National Park, and the natural environment and the quality of its waters (especially in the western localities of Sant'Anna and Garagliano), Scario has a strong tourist appeal, especially in the summer. It includes a small port. Its nearest railway station is Policastro Bussentino, 4.5 km distant, on the Naples-Reggio Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Policastro Bussentino
Policastro Bussentino (or simply Policastro) is an Italian town and hamlet (''frazione'') of the municipality of Santa Marina (of which it is its seat) in the province of Salerno, Campania region. It is a former bishopric, now titular see, and has a population of 1,625. History The town was founded in 470 or 471 BC as ''Pixous'' ( grc, Πυξοῦς), by Micythus ( grc, Μίκυθος), the tyrant of Rhegion and Messena. It has been a Latin Rite bishopric twice, as Bussento ( la, Buxentum) and as Policastro, and remains a Catholic titular see as "Capo della Foresta". During the fascist period, with the union of municipalities of Ispani and Santa Marina, Policastro became a hamlet of Capitello. Geography The town is located on the southern side of Cilento, not too far from the national park, in the middle of the Gulf of Policastro on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Situated by the estuary of river Bussento, it is 10 km far (north) from Sapri, 5 from Santa Marina, 4 from Scar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Di Camerota
Marina di Camerota is an Italian town, the largest Civil parish ('' frazione'') of Camerota, situated in the province of Salerno, Campania. In 2007 it had a population of 2,674. Geography Marina di Camerota lies on the southern side of Cilento, on the Tyrrhenian Sea, and it is the port of its "''commune''". The town is 5 km from Camerota, 8 from Palinuro, 25 from Policastro, and 90 from Salerno. The town, located on 40°N parallel, is the southernmost inhabited area of Campania. History In the 17th century Marina di Linfreschi was a little group of houses, and the urban population expanded it around a church of Saint Dominic. The town was a place of emigration to South America, especially to Venezuela, in the 19th & 20th centuries. The relationship with the American country is still strong, evidenced, for example, by a statue of Simón Bolívar built in the middle of the village, in front of the harbour side. Tourism The town is part of the Cilento and Vallo di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acciaroli
Acciaroli is an Italian hamlet (''frazione''), the most populous in the ''comune'' of Pollica, Province of Salerno, in the Campania Region. Geography Acciaroli is a port on the Cilento coast on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The largest township in its ''comune'', followed by the hamlet of Pioppi, it is six kilometers from Pollica, 20 from Santa Maria di Castellabate, 17 from Velia, 30 from Agropoli, and 70 from Salerno. Tourism The town is a part of "Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park", whose natural environment is made up of the "maquis shrubland" typical of the Mediterranean region. It is a major tourist destination, especially during summer, because it has grown famous nationally for its water quality, having earned the "Blue Flag beach" title and the "Five Sails" of '' Legambiente'', an Italian environmentalist association, for several years. Culture After World War II, Ernest Hemingway chose Acciaroli as a place to stay during trips to Italy. Cuisine In and around the are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velia (town)
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Velia
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Santa Maria Di Castellabate
Santa Maria di Castellabate ( Cilentan: ''A Marina'') is a southern Italian town and hamlet (''frazione'') of Castellabate, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. It is the most populated ''frazione'' of its ''comune'' and the seat of the town hall building. History The town was known in the 18th century as "Isca delle Chitarre", its original area and now the old town. The downtown is extended by two squares, Piazza Matarazzo and Piazza Lucia and the oldest houses are located in front of the little harbour in a place named "Porte le Gatte". Geography Santa Maria lies in the central-northern side of Cilento, alongside the Tyrrhenian Sea, and is extended from the zone of Lago, to the beach of Pozzillo. The town is only 3 km away from the old town of Castellabate, 12 from Agropoli, 20 from Acciaroli and 60 from Salerno. The town has a little harbour, the greatest port in the ''comune'' is at the nearer hamlet of San Marco. Tourism The town is a part of "Cilento a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
