PLACES TO VISIT IN CILENTO
Discover the most beautiful places to visit in the Cilento, easily reachable from the holiday homes in Palinuro.
Holiday in Palinuro the pearl of Cilento.
Palinuro is the pearl of Cilento and has fascinated travelers for years.
In 1991 the National park of Cilento and Valley of Diano became a UNESCO World heritage site. Therefore becoming an area of great geographic attraction.
The national park is situated in Campania in the region of Salerno, stretching to the north of the piana del Sele and to the south to the city of Sapri. Also bordering the shores of the Tyrrhenian sea to the inland Basilicata.
The Cilento Coast is fringed with high cliffs and stretches of beautiful beach. As we already said in our descriptions of the area the sea has won the coveted award Bandiera blu –Blu flag on many occasions.
Hair of Venus waterfalls in Casaletto Spartano
Not far from the gulf of Policastro, lies an uncontaminated oasis hidden between mountains in the heart of the Cilento national park . This wonderful waterfall is born from the rivers of Rio Bussentino, a tributary of the river Bussento. This natural spectacle is a must see.
The natural Arch of Palinuro
A visit to the famous Natural Arch in the area is a must. Nearby you can hire a pedalo for an evocative trip to the arch accessible only by sea. You can visit the Buondormire beach where the colour of the sand influences the colour of the sea.
The Blue Grotto- also called as Palinuro “Grotta azzurra”
YouTube 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt_OEveGGQI
YouTube 2: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/doWk0ZqDpDY
YouTube 3: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rh3BYQsOGvo
Pisciotta the ancient bourg – Cilento.
The small village of Pisciotta sits on a hill overlooking the sea. It is certainly one of the most evocative places in the whole Cilento area: you park your car and explore the ancient narrow streets on foot. The sunset is unique, dropping straight into the horizon. It can be reached in 15 minutes from the famous seaside resort of Palinuro. Here you can see the Cilento of the past.
The White bay, also called as “CALA BIANCA”
TripAdvisor – Recensioni sulla spiaggia di Cala Bianca
Legambiente – Estate 2013: Cala Bianca eletta spiaggia più bella d’Italia
Cala Bianca – la spiaggia più bella di cui (forse) non avete mai sentito parlare
Cala Bianca, “La più bella sei tu”
La Repubblica Napoli – Cala Bianca proclamata spiaggia più bella d’Italia
Cala del Buondormire
One of the most famous beaches of Palinuro known locally because of its beautiful pure crystal waters. The beach of Buondormire is among the most popular beaches to visit during your Palinuro holiday, it’s located right in the heart of the Cilento Coast, and is one of the most beautiful places of Cilento, . Here you will find a surreal landscape, the beach is famous for the incredible colors of the sea, here the water is clear and emerald, the sand is golden and very fine. Facing this beach there is the so-called Rabbit rock.
La Repubblica – Foto e classifica delle 20 spiagge più belle d’ItaliaSpiaggia del Buon Dormire, un angolo di paradiso nel Cilento
Tripadvisor: Baia del Buon Dormire
Certosa di Padula
Padula Charterhouse, in Italian “Certosa di Padula” (or Certosa di San Lorenzo di Padula), is a large Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, located in the town of Padula, in the Cilento National Park in Southern Italy. It is a World Heritage site by UNESCO
The monastery is the largest in Italy. Its building history covers 450 years, but the principal parts of the buildings are in Baroque style.
Ministero dei Beni Culturali – Certosa di Padula
Wikipedia – Certosa di San Lorenzo (Padula)
Cala degli Infreschi
La Stampa – Cala degli Infreschi: la più bella spiaggia d’Italia
Rai News – Cala degli Infreschi: la più bella spiaggia d’Italia
Napoli da Vivere – Cala degli Infreschi: la più bella spiaggia d’Italia
Among the places to visit in the Cilento
Paestum was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia (southern Italy). The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order, dating from about 600 to 450 BC, which are in a very good state of preservation. The city walls and amphitheatre are largely intact, and the bottom of the walls of many other structures remain, as well as paved roads. The site is open to the public, and there is a modern national museum within it, which also contains the finds from the associated Greek site of Foce del Sele
Wikipedia – Tempio di Era (o di Nettuno) di Paestum
PaestumSites – Il Tempio di Nettuno o Poseidone
Excursions to the most beautiful places in the Cilento
It is also possible to go on underwater excursions in the magnificent submerged caves, studied by speleologists and university professors.
Costiera del Cilento – Escursioni alle grotte di Palinuro
Palinuro Sub – Diving & immersioni
Capo Palinuro – Informazioni, escursioni e servizi