Location: Salerno and Amalfi Coast < Italy
Nearest Airport:
Napoli at 120
Kilometres
Nearest Beach:
beach at 900
Metres
Car: not necessary
San Marco di Castellabate in situated in the Cilento National Park. The village has a lovely harbour which is built over an ancient Greek harbour, still visible today. It has been awarded the Blue Flag for the clean sea. It is an ideal base from which to explore the many cultural & historical sites the Campania region offers such as the Greek Doric temples & museum at PAESTUM & the archaeological sites of POMPEII, HERCULANEUM & VESUVIUS.
Take a day trip along the legendary AMALFI Coast, with towns such as VIETRI sul MARE (famous for its ceramics), RAVELLO with its beautiful Villa Rufolo , POSITANO an elegant and picturesque resort & the famous historical town of AMALFI.
A short trip by ferry during the summer months will take you to the romantic isle of CAPRI (also can be easily reached by ferry from Sorrento). The grandeur of the 14th century Charterhouse of PADULA, a two hour trip inland from San Marco, is also well worth a visit as are the Caves of PERTOSA & CASTELCIVITA.