Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park

Coast, karst caves and mountains with Greek ruins in Campania, southern Italy

The park covers almost all the Cilentan Coast, the Vallo di Diano and the Monti Alburni, with karst systems such as the Caves of Marina di Camerota. UNESCO lists it together with the Greek towns of Paestum and Velia and the Padula Charterhouse.

1PaestumA 6th-century BCE Greek town with three large temples, open all year round, with a museum nearby.
2Grotte di CastelcivitaKarst caves explored on guided tours lasting around an hour.
3VeliaArchaeological remains left by early Greek settlers and later the Romans.

Things to do

  • HeritageTour Le Grotte di Castelcivita with a guide, a visit that takes around an hour
  • Try thisExplore the Greek and Roman remains at Velia, near Ascea, which take around 3 hours
  • On footWalk among the three large temples of Paestum, a 6th-century BCE Greek town
  • HeritageBase yourself in Agropoli and wander its old town, medieval castle and port
Paestum
Paestum
Grotte di Castelcivita
Grotte di Castelcivita
Velia
Velia

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Italy · Campania Est. 1991 Size 1,782 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

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