The excursion program is curated by the Cilento for Travelers association, and includes nature trails, culinary and cultural experiences of various kinds. Every day you can discover a piece of our wealth.
Price: € 15 adults, € 8 children 6 – 12 years.
Family promotion: 2 adults + 2 children up to 12 years: 40 €
It takes place: Monday morning – other days on request
Departure: 9.30 am
Total duration: about 3 hours
Between Capo Palinuro and Marina di Camerota, on the coast overlooking the Cala del Cefalo and the bed of the Mingardo River, stands one of the most important naturalistic and botanical emergencies of Cilento and the whole Mediterranean basin: the Bosco di San Cono, one of the last spontaneous woods of Pino D’Aleppo. Overcoming the first, considerable difference in height and going up the thick pine forest, you reach the top of the rocky ridge overlooking the Cala del Cefalo and its long beach. The view is spectacular: the Mingardo river, the Molpa and Marinella hills, the Arco Naturale, the promontory of Capo Palinuro. The walk is within everyone’s reach and has many shaded areas, because the path passes through the trees and the Mediterranean scrub.
Price: € 40 adults, € 25 children 6 – 12 years.
It takes place: Monday afternoon and Friday afternoon – other days on request
Departure: 5pm
Total duration: about 4 hours
An experience to get to know the most authentic soul of Cilento, a short distance from the sea of Palinuro and Marina di Camerota. The route starts with a guided tour of the magnificent medieval village of Sanseverino: nestled on the top of the hill overlooking the part of the valley of the Mingardo river known as the “Devil’s Throat”, it is one of the most beautiful examples of early medieval settlement in the whole of Cilento. It preserves traces of the Lombard, Norman, Swabian, Angevin, Aragonese, Spanish periods (of the seventeenth century, of the eighteenth century and more markedly of the Bourbon nineteenth century), while the traces of the first half of the twentieth century are linked to the last period of life before the abandonment by the inhabitants. We continue with a visit to the village of Foria, a few kilometers from Sanseverino. Foria, with its amazing location on the ridge of the hill overlooking two valleys, contains small treasures of craftsmanship, gastronomy and history. Wine is also history here: Foria for centuries even sold it to the Pope, and Cervantes talks about it in one of his most famous short stories, “Il dottor vetrata”. To conclude, a tasting of wine and typical products (depending on the season, since all the products are fresh, vegetables from the garden prepared according to traditional recipes, homemade pasta, locally produced meats and cheeses, croquettes and arancini hand with local ingredients…).
Price: € 15 adults, € 8 children 6 – 12 years
Families 2 adults + 2 children: 40 €
It takes place: Tuesday afternoon – other days on request
Departure: 6 pm
Total duration: about 2.5 hours
Palinuro has been a nesting place for Caretta Caretta turtles for years. The importance of these events is such as to interest the Anton Dohrn Zoological Station in Naples, which studies and protects this magnificent species. The excursion will allow you to walk along the beach where sightings, spawnings (the latest dated July 2020), and hatches have been more frequent, which is also one of the most beautiful in the area since, in addition to turtles, it has been for centuries area of collection and production of one of the best salts in Europe, marinello, extracted from these rocks. The observable marine flora is also very rich, from the sea lily (protected species) to the sea fennel, used for centuries in the local gastronomy. The time of sunset, then, offers unforgettable shades of color and the beauty of the spectacle of the sun disappearing into the sea.
Price: € 15 adults, € 8 children 6 – 12 years
Families 2 adults + 2 children: 40 €
It takes place: Wednesday morning – other days on request
Departure Wednesday: 10 am
Departure Saturday: 6pm
Total duration: about 2.5 hours
Palinuro is not just the sea. There is a hidden Palinuro, made up of prehistoric and Greek settlements, of Spanish towers, of Napoleonic forts, of Murat who lived here, of Ungaretti who dedicated the “Recitative” to Palinuro. A story to be told amidst breathtaking views, such as the one visible from the Antiquarium – Archaeological Museum: located in a pine park overlooking the sea, it houses important works, almost all from the Palinuro necropolis (16th century BC). The walk among the most significant places will end with a visit to the Antiquarium and the underlying splendid beach of Ficocella.
Price: 40 € adults, 25 € children 6 – 12 years
It takes place: Wednesday afternoon – other days on request
Departure: 5pm
Total duration: about 4 hours
Simply one of the most beautiful villages in Cilento, Camerota is perched on a spur of rock, in an extremely scenic position, surrounded by greenery and breathtaking views. It is one of the most important coastal prehistoric sites in Italy, with traces covering a time span that goes from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic, evidenced by the discovery of finds that include, in addition to stone tools, ceramic artefacts: the processing of ceramics, with its artisan shops, has therefore been a typical camerotan activity for about 6000 years. The excursion includes a walk through the village, with its castles, alleys, palaces and churches, a visit to a typical ceramic workshop and a final tasting of typical products, including “the ‘rianata” ( literally origanata), a typical Camerota pizza practically impossible to find elsewhere.
Price: 40 € adults, 25 € children 6 – 12 years
It takes place: Thursday morning – other days on request
Departure: 8.30 am
Total duration: about 5 hours
The Costa degli Infreschi and Masseta is a spectacular Marine Protected Area, one of the most important in the whole Mediterranean. Cradle of biodiversity, its coast is one of the least urbanized in the whole of southern Italy. For km it is a succession of coves, cliffs, beaches, coastal towers, caves, crystal clear seabeds. The path leading to Infreschi is part of the award-winning Mediterranean Path E12. It starts in the Lentiscelle area in Marina di Camerota, and among olive groves and Mediterranean scrub continue to the Pozzallo beach, where you stop for a swim; then for the path that arrives at Cala Bianca, where there will be the second swim stop. The last stretch leads to the plateau where it is possible to see the whole coast up to Basilicata. A downhill road leads to the natural port of Baia Infreschi, from there the return is by boat, from Porto Infreschi to the port of Marina di Camerota.
Price: € 10 adults, € 5 children 6 – 12 years
It takes place: Thursday afternoon – other days on request
Departure: 18.00
Total duration: about 2 hours
The historic center of this beautiful village is a tangle of alleys, evidence of its origin, following the destruction of Molpa by general Belisario. The survivors, one hundred in number, took refuge on the hills, and built a settlement called, by their number, “Centula”. It was Byzantine, then Lombard, Norman, Swabian, Angevin, Aragonese, Spanish: the walk allows you to discover this history among suggestive alleys and enchanting views
Price: € 20 adults, € 10 children 6 – 12 years
Families 2 adults + 2 children: € 50
It takes place: Friday morning – other days on request
Departure: 9.30 am
Total duration: about 3 hours
A splendid village clinging to the top of a hill overlooking the sea, one of the most beautiful in all of Cilento, Pisciotta was born in 915 AD, when the Saracens attack and destroy Policastro. The guided walk will illustrate its long history, among stately buildings, splendid churches, gastronomic excellences such as the Anchovies of Menaica, a Slow Food presidium
Price: € 15 adults, € 8 children 6 – 12 years
Families 2 adults + 2 children: 40 €
It takes place: Saturday morning or afternoon – other days on request
Departure:10.00 am
Total duration: about 2.5 hours
Renowned seaside resort known for the beauty of its coasts, Marina di Camerota offers its visitors an incredible and unknown heritage: it is in fact a place where some of the most important prehistoric coastal caves in Europe are concentrated. From the Grotta della Cala al Riparo del Poggio to the Grotta della Serratura, this beautiful seaside village allows you to see extraordinary historical and archaeological evidence with a simple walk, accompanied by an expert in local art and history, who will illustrate its main features.
Il Castello di San Sergio di Vincenzo Mazzeo
Via San Sergio, 84051, Centola (SA)
P.I. 05688470656
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