you are here: Home

More About

Here you can find info and tips about the area you are visiting.

Most viewed in Cilento and Cilento Coast

  • Hotel America Marina di Camerota

    The Hotel America in Marina di Camerota (Cilento coast) is a four stars hotel situated in the historic center of the charming fishing village, surrounded by a lush olive trees garden of about 4,000sq.m., just 400m from the sea. This is the perfect place...

  • Relais Il Cannito Capaccio

    The sun, the rocks, the trees. And above all, the sea. Four elements that narrate the story of two enchanting residences surrounded by broom thickets and old oak trees. A place of infinite charm: Il Cannito. The two enchanting residences are surrounded...

  • Biroccio Country House Albanella

    The Biroccio Country House is an oasis of relaxation, surrounded by the untouched nature of Piana del Sele and the intense fragrance of olive trees and Mediterranean vegetation. It is born from both a meticulous renovation of an 18th century old farmhouse...

  • Le Cannicelle Villa Mediterranea

    Le Cannicelle is a modern, three-storey villa built in a traditional style, set 124 feet above sea level with stunning views stretching for miles along the Cilento coast. The villa is comfortably furnished in a contemporary style and each level is self-contained...

  • SUD Craft Beer

    SUD craft brewery is located in the very heart of the Cilento area, universally recognized as the birthplace of the Mediterranean diet. This craft beer is produced with attention to ancient tradition, careful selection of the raw materials and, above...

Print this page Send to a friend by e-mail

Cilento d'Autore Tourism and Traveller guide

Cilento is an area still dominated by a wild nature, where it is possible to find centuries-old traditions, picturesque villages where time seems to be stopped, breathtaking corners that you suddenly discover just opening a window. The beautiful coastline with clear sea water was already beloved by the Latin poet Virgil: according to his story, Palinurus, Aeneas's pilot, died on the Cilento's coast. Still remaining in the field of mythology, in the Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius, Jason went to Paestum's Hera Argiva Sanctuary to thank the goddess. Cilento is also rich in archaeological treasures of great value, such the site of Paestum, one of the most important and majestic of the Magna Graecia, and the site of Elea-Velia, where you can still admire the Porta Rosa, the oldest example of round arch in Italy. Both sites have been declared by UNESCO World Heritage Sites, together with Padula's Charterhouse and Cilento-Vallo di Diano National Park. Moreover, the famous Eleatic school of thought developed in Elea; among its philosophers, we remember Parmenides, Zeno, Melissa and Xenophanes. All these natural and cultural masterpieces are sublimated by a healthy culinary tradition, at the base of the famous Mediterranean diet, elaborated by the US nutritionist Angel keys, who spent his last years of life in Pioppi. Cilento is good for body, spirit and mind!

Choose language

italiano

english