
Pioppi is an Italian hamlet (''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'') in the municipality of
Pollica (
Province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
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Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagl ...
), in
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 co ...
,
Campania
(man), it, Campana (woman)
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region. Its name means '
poplars' in the
Italian language
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.
History
The area of the village was a dependency of the
Benedictine Abbey
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of
Cava de' Tirreni
Cava de' Tirreni (; Cilentan: ''A Càva'') is a city and '' comune'' in the region of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, northwest of the town of Salerno. It lies in a richly cultivated valley surrounded by wooded hills, and is a p ...
. In 994 a church was built, named ''Sancta Maria de li Puppi''. Around the building grew a fisherman's village, totally destroyed during the
Sicilian Vespers
The Sicilian Vespers ( it, Vespri siciliani; scn, Vespiri siciliani) was a successful rebellion on the island of Sicily that broke out at Easter 1282 against the rule of the French-born king Charles I of Anjou, who had ruled the Kingdom of ...
(1282-1302) and rebuilt some years later.
Geography
This coastal village by the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...
is between
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 ''c ...
and
Marina di Casalvelino (a civil parish of
Casal Velino
Casal Velino, also spelled ''Casalvelino'', is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
The village, first mentioned in the 11th century, was named ''Casalicchio'' until 1893. It ...
). It is 10 km from the
ancient Greek
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town of
Velia
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and 4.6 km from Pollica.
Tourism
Pioppi, part of
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 Vall ...
, is a tourist destination, especially in the summer. Due to the quality of its water, it has won the "
Blue Flag Beach
The Blue Flag is a certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) that a beach, marina, or sustainable boating tourism operator meets its standards.
The Blue Flag is a trademark owned by FEE, which is a not-for-profit non- ...
" award for several years.
One of its sights is the ''Museo Vivo del Mare'' ('Sea Museum'), in an ancient building named ''Palazzo Vinciprova''.
People
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Ancel Keys
Ancel Benjamin Keys (January 26, 1904 – November 20, 2004) was an American physiologist who studied the influence of diet on health. In particular, he hypothesized that replacing dietary saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat reduces card ...
(1904–2004), an American
physiologist
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, lived and worked from 1963 to 1998 in Pioppi,
studying the
Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet is a diet inspired by the eating habits of people who live near the Mediterranean Sea. When initially formulated in the 1960s, it drew on the cuisines of Greece, Italy, France and Spain. In decades since, it has also incor ...
, in his estate overlooking the
Greek colony
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This colonization differed from the Iron Ag ...
of
Elea, an estate he named "Minnelea", a
portmanteau
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and
Elea.
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Martti Karvonen (1918–2009), known for the
Karvonen method, also lived in Minnelea studying the
Mediterranean diet
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with
Ancel Keys
Ancel Benjamin Keys (January 26, 1904 – November 20, 2004) was an American physiologist who studied the influence of diet on health. In particular, he hypothesized that replacing dietary saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat reduces card ...
. He spent his life after retirement in Pioppi.
*
Jeremiah Stamler (1919-2022), a cardiologist, who, after retirement, divided his time between Minnelea,
Long Island, and
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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profile in
', ''School of Public Health'', University of Minnesota
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Things named after
There is a fad-diet book named after this village called ''The Pioppi Diet'' by
Aseem Malhotra and Donal O'Neill.
See also
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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 ''c ...
*
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 co ...
*
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 Vall ...
References
External links
"Museo Vivo del Mare" official website
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Frazioni of the Province of Salerno
Coastal towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento