Velia is the Roman name given to the ancient Greek city of Helea, founded in 540 BC circa by the exiles from Phocaea, in modern Turkey, which in 88 BC became a Roman municipality. Helea became one of the most important centre for the study of ancient Greece. In fact,[…]
The caves date back to 35 million years ago and are placed at the northern end of the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano, about seventy kilometers from Salerno. They are of great interest not only from a naturalistic point of view but also for its historical and[…]
The Certosa di Padula, located in the Vallo di Diano, is also known as Carthusian Monastery of San Lorenzo, and is the largest Carthusian monastery in Italy and among the most famous in Europe. In 1998 was declared World Heritage by ‘UNESCO. The Certosa was built in 1306 by Tommaso[…]
The museum of the small town of Cilento , situated inside the city hall, houses numerous archaeological Lucan remains dating back to V and III century BC that were found within the village of Roccagloriosa in the residential settlement of the “central complex” and the monumental necropolis. The oldest evidence[…]
Morigerati is inland from the Gulf of Policastro, along the river Bussento, and is in the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano. The oasis covers an area of 607 hectares and was created by WWF in 1985 to protect the autochthonous flora and fauna. The WWF decided to[…]
In the area of Lambro and Mingardo rivers in low Cilento, dominant on a rocky hill is San Severino Centola. An old medieval village completely abandoned in the last century and today the focus of a preservation project run by local people that, to that end, have created the association[…]
Christ the Redeemer was a tribute to the people of Maratea by the Count Stefano Rivetti of Valcervo. The masterpiece, the second biggest in the world behind that of Rio de Janeiro, is a creation of Prof. Bruno Innocenti that was terminated in 1965. Christ is visible from all around[…]