Discover Explorer and Visit the National Park of Cilento

Discover Explorer and Visit the National Park of Cilento

Discover Explorer and Visit The region

Located between the coasts of Paestum and  Policastro and between the Alburni mountains and Vallo di Diano,  Cilento is  an important tourist area of southern Italy, in the  southern part of the Province of Salerno.

the National Park of Cilento

In 1991, to protect the territory,  was instituted a national park, and in 1998 the park became a World Heritage Site of UNESCO.

HISTORY

Cilento is steeped in Greek mythology and legends., like the remains of the colonies of Velia, where was also the seat of Eleatics school, and Paestum (ancient Poseidonia), with their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order.