Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (

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 *** Regional Ita ...

''Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni'') is an Italian national park in the

Province of Salerno The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. __TOC__ Geography The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagli ...

, in

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in southern Italy. It includes much of the

Cilento Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important Tourism, tourist area of southern Italy. Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet. Geograph ...

, the

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 Si ...

and the

Monti Alburni The Alburni are an Italian mountain range of the Province of Salerno, Campania, part of the Apennines. Due to their geomorphology, they are popularly known as the "''Dolomites of Campania''" or of Southern Italy. The highest mountain is the P ...

. It was founded in 1991, and was formerly known as the Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano.

History

The park was officially instituted on December 6, 1991 to protect the territory of Cilento from building speculation and

mass tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...

. Originally named Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano, in 1998 it became a

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, also with the ancient Greek towns of

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, whic ...

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and the

Padula Padula (Cilentan dialect, Cilentan: ''A Parula'') is a ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is the home of the Carthusian monastery Certosa di San Lorenzo, sometimes referred to as the Certosa d ...

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. The other

natural reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or o ...

s instituted in the area of the park are the "Natural reserve of Foce Sele-

Tanagro The Tanagro (''Tanàgro'') or Negro is a river of the Province of Salerno, southwestern Italy. It rises in the Vallo di Diano and is a tributary of the Sele River. In ancient times it was known as ''Tanager''. Overview From the origin to the mou ...

" (created in 1993,Reserve's page on parks.it
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Persano Serre is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The town is medieval and was founded at the end of the 10th century. Geography Serre is a hilltown located in northern Cilento. Its ...

) and the "Maritime reserve of

Punta 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 (Leukosia ...

", in the municipality of

Castellabate Castellabate ( Cilentan: ''Castiellabbate'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The area was inhabited since Upper Palaeolithic times. In early medieval times, the current ...

Geography

The

national park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

's territory, one of the largest in

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, does not include all the municipalities of the areas of Cilento and Vallo di Diano. It includes almost all the

Cilentan Coast The Cilento Coast (Italian: ''Costiera Cilentana'') is an Italian stretch of coastline in Cilento, on the southern side of the Province of Salerno. It is situated between the gulfs of Salerno and Policastro, extending from the municipalities o ...

and its central forest area is

Pruno __NOTOC__ Pruno, or prison wine, is an alcoholic beverage variously made from apples, oranges, fruit cocktail, fruit juices, hard candy, sugar, high fructose syrup, and possibly other ingredients, including crumbled bread. Bread is incorrectly ...

. The administrative offices are located in

Vallo della Lucania Vallo della Lucania (commonly known simply as ''Vallo'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It lies in the middle of Cilento and its population is 8,680.

, at Piazza Santa Caterina nr. 8. The municipalities part of the park are: *

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 s ...

* Aquara *

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 ...

Auletta Auletta is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History According to a legend retold by historian Giovan Battista Pacichelli, the name of Auletta would stem from Auleto, one of Aene ...

Bellosguardo Bellosguardo is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The name "Bellosguardo" is made up of two italian words: the first is " bello" that means "beautiful, pretty"; the second is " sguardo ...

* Buonabitacolo *

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 ...

Campora Campora is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, Campania (southern Italy). It is located in the territory of Cilento and as of 2009 its population was 810.Cannalonga *

Capaccio-Paestum 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 ...

* Casalbuono *

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 ...

Casaletto Spartano Casaletto Spartano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The town has medieval origins and originated around the settlement of ''Spartoso'', from which it derives the toponym, ...

* Caselle in Pittari *

Castel San Lorenzo Castel San Lorenzo ( Cilentan: ''Castieddu'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality, located in the middle of Cilento, borders with Aquara, Roccadaspide and ...

Castelcivita Castelcivita ( Cilentan: ''A Castellucce'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The town is situated in the middle of Cilento, by the western side of the Alburni mountains, ...

Castelnuovo Cilento Castelnuovo Cilento ( Cilentan: ''Castiedde Nuove'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The medieval village of Castelnuovo was part of the fief of the Agnello family from Se ...

Celle di Bulgheria Celle di Bulgheria, also shortened as ''Celle Bulgheria'', is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The town was named after the Bulgars settled here with their leader Altsek (who ...

Centola Centola ( Cilentan: ''Cendula'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Located in southern Cilento, Centola borders with the municipalities of Camerota, Celle di Bulgheria, ...

* Ceraso *

Cicerale Cicerale is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality is located in Cilento and borders with Agropoli, Capaccio-Paestum, Giungano, Monteforte Cilento, Ogliastro Cil ...

Controne Controne is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History In 2015 Mayor Nicola Pastore issued an ordinance stating that dogs are not permitted to bark between 2pm and 4pm, the period of ...

* Corleto Monforte *

Cuccaro Vetere Cuccaro Vetere ( Cilentan: ''Cuccare'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in So ...

Felitto Felitto is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is famous for ''fusilli'', a kind of handmade pasta, and the annual ''Fusillo'' festival. History The town was founded at the beginning of ...

Futani Futani is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The town lies in southern Cilento, on the national road "SS 18" between Cuccaro Vetere and Massicelle. It borders with the munic ...

Gioi Gioi is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was of 1,339. History The comune of Gioi has a history that dates back well over 1000 years. The first permanent in ...

Giungano Giungano (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality is located in northern Cilento and borders with Capaccio, Cicerale and Trentinara. It is not too ...

Laureana Cilento Laureana Cilento is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Laureana borders with the municipalities of Agropoli, Castellabate, Lustra, Perdifumo and Torchiara. Its ''frazioni ...

Laurino Laurino is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. Geography Laurino is a typical medieval hill town of the Cilento, the southernmost part of Campania. It dominates the surrounding landsca ...

Laurito Laurito is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno Campania, southern Italy, about 200 km south of Napoli. See also *Cilento Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Provi ...

Lustra Lustra may refer to: *Lustrum (plural "Lustra"), a period of five years. *Lustra, poetry, by Ezra Pound. *Lustra, Campania Lustra is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The m ...

Magliano Vetere Magliano Vetere is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was 739. History The town, anciently named ''Malleanum'' or ''Mallianum'', was first mentioned in a docum ...

Moio della Civitella Moio della Civitella is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Located in the middle of Cilento, Moio borders with the municipalities of Campora, Cannalonga, Gioi, and Vallo della ...

Montano Antilia Montano Antilia is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. History Originally known as "Montagna" and after "Montana", it was founded on the ruins of an Ancient Greek settlement. It was a '' ca ...

Montecorice Montecorice is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was of History Montecorice likely originated as a small village around the monastery of Sant'Arcangelo, whic ...

Monteforte Cilento Monteforte Cilento is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. History Monteforte was originally a Roman ''castrum'', which expanded in the High Middle Ages after immigration due to the Saracen ...

Monte San Giacomo Monte San Giacomo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality borders with Piaggine, Sanza, Sassano and Teggiano. See also * Pruno Cilento * Cilento *Vallo di Di ...

Montesano sulla Marcellana Montesano sulla Marcellana (colloquially named Montesano) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. Etymology It is said that the inhabitants of "''Marcellinum''", the lower area of the curren ...

Morigerati Morigerati ( Cilentan: ''Murgirati'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The village was probably founded by the ancient Italic people of the Morgetes. It was later coloni ...

Novi Velia Novi Velia is a town and ''comune'' of the Province of Salerno, Campania, southern Italy. It is located in the southern Cilento area. The town takes its name from the ancient Greek town of Velia, whose archaeological remains are located nearby. ...

* Ogliastro Cilento *

Omignano Omignano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality borders with Casal Velino, Lustra, Salento, Sessa Cilento and Stella Cilento. See also *Cilento Cilen ...

Orria Orria is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of South-western Italy. As of 2011, its population was of 1161. History The origins of town, around the 6th century, are uncertain, and possibly related to the destr ...

Ottati Ottati ( Cilentan: ''Utatte'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. As of 2011 its population was of 680. History The town was founded in the 12th century, presumably by shepherds who aban ...

Perdifumo Perdifumo (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. I ...

Perito Perito ( Cilentan: ''Prito'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was of 1,007. History In the Middle Ages Perito had an important role as fortified town in ...

* Petina *

Piaggine Piaggine, also called “Chiaine“ in the local dialect, is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, in the south-west of Italy. The town is located on the river Calore, 93 miles (150 km) south-east of Na ...

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 ...

* Polla *

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 ...

Postiglione Postiglione ( Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Located in Cilento, below the Alburni mountains, borders with the municipalities of Altavilla Silentina, Ca ...

Prignano Cilento Prignano Cilento is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2017 its population was of 1,035. Geography Location Prignano is located in northern Cilento and borders with the municipa ...

Roccadaspide Roccadaspide (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The town is located in the north-west side of Cilento, not too far from Paestum Paestum ( , , ) was a ...

Roccagloriosa Roccagloriosa ( Cilentan: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The town is located in southern Cilento. It borders with Alfano, Camerota, Celle di Bulgheria, Laurito, Rofrano, Sa ...

Rofrano Rofrano ( Cilentan: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is located in the southern Cilento. In 2015 its population was 1,539. History The village was first settled between 3rd and ...

Roscigno Roscigno is a small town and comune in Salerno, Campania, Italy. It is located on the slope of Monte Pruno. Geography Roscigno is situated in the central area of Cilento. It is within Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park and ...

Sacco Sacco may refer to: * Sacco (clothing) (also Sakko), a type of jacket * Sacco (river), a river of central Italy * Sacco, Campania, a comune (municipality) in southern Italy * Sacco chair, by Piero Gatti, Cesare Paolini, Franco Teodoro * Ospedal ...

Salento Salento ( Salentino: ''Salentu'', Salentino Griko: ''Σαλέντο'') is a cultural, historical and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia in Southern Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the Italian Peninsula ...

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 Bussentin ...

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 ...

* San Mauro la Bruca *

San Pietro al Tanagro San Pietro al Tanagro is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. Geography San Pietro al Tanagro is 90 kilometers far from Salerno. It has a population of 1,640 inhabitants and a surface o ...

San Rufo San Rufo is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in the Campania region of southern Italy located in the Vallo di Diano. San Rufo extends over 31 square kilometres, much of which is mountainous or hilly terrain. With defence in min ...

* Santa Marina *

Sant'Angelo a Fasanella Sant'Angelo a Fasanella is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The town is located in the north-east of Cilento, close to the mountain range of the Alburni. Its municipal ter ...

Sant'Arsenio Sant'Arsenio is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy, located about 180 km southeast of Naples and about 76 km southeast of Salerno. As of 30 June 2006, it had a population of 2, ...

* Sanza *

Sassano Sassano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality borders with Buonabitacolo, Monte San Giacomo, Padula, Sala Consilina, Sanza and Teggiano. Its ''frazioni'' ar ...

Serramezzana Serramezzana is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Serramezzana is located in Cilento and borders with Montecorice, Perdifumo, San Mauro Cilento and Sessa Cilento. The munici ...

Sessa Cilento Sessa Cilento (from Greek ''Σύεσσα'' - ''Syessa'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Sessa Cilento is located in Cilento and in its National Park. borders with the m ...

Sicignano degli Alburni Sicignano degli Alburni (also known simply as Sicignano) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. History The Roman war hero Lucius Sicinius Dentatus, of the gens Sicinia, founded Sicignano ...

Stella Cilento Stella Cilento ( Cilentan: ''Stella Ciliendo'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Its name means ''Star of Cilento'' in the Italian language. Geography Stella, named after the neig ...

Stio Stio is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2016, its population was 872. History The village was founded in the beginnings of the 11th century. The origin of the name is debated, ...

Teggiano Teggiano (formerly Diano; Teggianese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno. It is situated on an isolated eminence above the upper part of the valley to which it gives the name of Vallo di Diano. Among t ...

Torre Orsaia Torre Orsaia (Cilentan dialect, Cilentan: ''La Turri'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History The settlement, originally named ''Turris Ursajae'', was founded in the 11th century ...

Torchiara Torchiara is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality borders with Agropoli, Laureana Cilento, Lustra, Prignano Cilento and Rutino. It counts the ''frazione ...

Tortorella Tortorella is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno, Campania, in south-western Italy. Geography Located in southern Cilento, 11 km far from the Cilentan Coast, Tortorella is a hill town located in the middle of a large forest a ...

Trentinara Trentinara is a town and ''comune'' near Paestum in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality, located in northern Cilento, borders with Capaccio, Cicerale, Giungano, Monteforte Cile ...

Valle dell'Angelo Valle dell'Angelo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The name translates as "Valley of the Angel" and the comune contains La Grotta dell'Angelo (the Cave of the Angel). The cave sa ...

Gallery

File:MARINA DI CAMEROTA-6.JPG, Lentiscella beach in

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 Cilent ...

File:Roscigno Vecchia-4.JPG,

File:Olea europaea (Cilento).JPG, An ancient olive tree

References

External links

Official website

Official pages by the Park Authority on Parks.it
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National Park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

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