Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
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: ''Costiera Cilentana'') is an Italian stretch of coastline in Cilento, on the southern side of the
Province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
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Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagl ...
. It is situated between the gulfs of
Salerno
Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian p ...
, and other two (Ascea and Pisciotta) have got their ''Marinas'' very close to the towns. Other localities are ''
frazioni
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' of hillside municipalities.
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Agropoli
Agropoli is a town and ''comune'' located in the Cilento area of the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is situated at the start of the Cilentan Coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
History Pre-medieval period
The promontory on which Agropoli ...
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Mattine
Agropoli is a town and ''comune'' located in the Cilento area of the province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is situated at the start of the Cilentan Coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
History Pre-medieval period
The promontory on which Agropoli ...
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Ascea
Ascea is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. In the communal territory are the Greek ruins of Velia. It is part of the Cilento traditional area; the maritime touristic part of the municipa ...
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Velia
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Marina di Ascea
Ascea is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. In the communal territory are the Greek ruins of Velia. It is part of the Cilento traditional area; the maritime touristic part of the municip ...
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Camerota
Camerota is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
Its toponym could come from the Greek word "καμαρὸτος" (kamaròtos), meaning curved; or from the Latin word "camurus ...
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Marina di Camerota
Marina di Camerota is an Italian town, the largest Civil parish (''frazione'') of Camerota, situated in the province of Salerno, Campania. In 2007 it had a population of 2,674.
Geography
Marina di Camerota lies on the southern side of Cilento, ...
Torre Kernot
Capaccio Paestum (formerly only Capaccio) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The ruins of the ancient Greek city of Paestum lie within borders of the ''comune''.
History
Geogra ...
Paestum
Paestum ( , , ) was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia (southern Italy). The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order, dating from about 550 to 450 BC, w ...
Casal Velino
Casal Velino, also spelled ''Casalvelino'', is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
The village, first mentioned in the 11th century, was named ''Casalicchio'' until 1893. It was ...
, with
Marina di Casalvelino
Marina di Casalvelino, also spelled ''Casalvelino Marina'', is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Casal Velino, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. With a population of 1,263 (2009), it is the most populated h ...
San Marco
San Marco is one of the six sestieri of Venice, lying in the heart of the city as the main place of Venice. San Marco also includes the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Although the district includes Saint Mark's Square, that was never admin ...
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Licosa
Licosa is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Castellabate, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 82.
History
The toponym derives from the Greek word Λευκωσία (Leukos ...
Ispani
Ispani is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
Located in southern Cilento, Ispani is a hilltown nearby the Cilentan Coast, few km far from Sapri, Policastro and Villamm ...
Agnone Cilento
Agnone Cilento, also shortened as Agnone, is an Italian hamlet (''frazione''), the greatest one in the municipality of Montecorice in the province of Salerno, Campania region.
History
Agnone was first mentioned in 1187, when close to the modern v ...
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Case del Conte
Case del Conte, sometimes also spelled ''Casa del Conte'', is a southern Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Montecorice, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 235.
History
The toponym mea ...
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Pisciotta
Pisciotta is an Italian town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania.
History
According to legend, Trojans escaping from the fire and the destruction of their city, Troy, founded Siris. Some of the inhabitants of ...
Pollica
Pollica (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Located 94 km from Salerno, the town rises to an elevation 370 meters from sea level.
History
The first mention of Pol ...
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Acciaroli
Acciaroli is an Italian hamlet (''frazione''), the most populous in the ''comune'' of Pollica, Province of Salerno, in the Campania Region.
Geography
Acciaroli is a port on the Cilento coast on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The largest township in its ''c ...
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Pioppi
Pioppi is an Italian hamlet (''frazione'') in the municipality of Pollica (Province of Salerno), in Cilento, Campania region. Its name means 'poplars' in the Italian language.
History
The area of the village was a dependency of the Benedictine ...
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San Giovanni a Piro
San Giovanni a Piro ( Cilentan: ''San Giuanni'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy.
Geography
The town is located on a hill on the road linking Marina di Camerota to Policastro Bussentino ...
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Scario
Scario is an Italian village and hamlet (''frazione''), the largest of the municipality of San Giovanni a Piro in the province of Salerno, Campania region. In 2011, it had a population of 1,124.
Geography
The village is situated in the western ...
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San Mauro Cilento
San Mauro Cilento is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. ''Upper Farmhouse''),S ...
, with
Mezzatorre
San Mauro Cilento is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1130. Its secondary toponym, Casalsoprano (or Casal Soprano, i. e. ''Upper Farmhouse''),S ...
Policastro Bussentino
Policastro Bussentino (or simply Policastro) is an Italian town and hamlet (''frazione'') of the municipality of Santa Marina (of which it is its seat) in the province of Salerno, Campania region. It is a former bishopric, now titular see, and ...
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Sapri
Sapri is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is one of the southernmost towns of the region of Cilento and its population is 6,783.Vibonati
Vibonati ( Cilentan: ''Livunati'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
Located in southern Cilento, Vibonati is a hilltown nearby the Cilentan Coast, few km far from Sapr ...
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Villammare
Villammare is a southern Italian village and the only hamlet (''frazione'') of Vibonati, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 1,024.
History
Anciently named ''Petrasia'', the village has developed ...
The promontory of Cape Palinuro, nearly at the centre of the Cilentan coast, is a worldwide touristic landmark.
Blue Flag
Due to the quality of its water, the Cilento Coast is the most awarded coastal area of
Blue Flag beach
The Blue Flag is a certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) that a beach, marina, or sustainable boating tourism operator meets its standards.
The Blue Flag is a trademark owned by FEE, which is a not-for-profit non-go ...
. Many localities of the coast are also awarded with the ''Sails'', from 5 to 1, of ''
Legambiente
Legambiente is an Italian environmentalist association with roots in the anti-nuclear movement that developed in Italy and throughout the Western world in the second half of the '70s. Founded in 1980 as part of the ARCI, it later became a stand-a ...
Sorrentine Peninsula
The Sorrento Peninsula or Sorrentine Peninsula is a peninsula located in southern Italy which separates the Gulf of Naples to the north from the Gulf of Salerno to the south.
Geography
Overview
The peninsula is named after its main town, Sorr ...
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Vallo di Diano
240px, Vallo di Diano seen from Caggiano.
240px, Panoramic view of Pertosa.
View of 240px
The Vallo di Diano (also known as ''Valdiano'') is an Italian valley of the south-eastern side of Campania, in the province of Salerno.
Geography
Situ ...
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Coast
The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in ...