Excursions

Mount Cervati: 1899 mt

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We will leave at 06:00 a.m. from Ascea. - We will arrive in Piaggine at 07:30 a.m. - Short coffee break and visit to the shepherds who live at the foot of the mountain and make sheep and goat cheese by old systems. - We will leave at 08.30 a.m. (800 mt. high). Walk through very tall and extraordinary beech trees. - We will arrive in the refuge (1545 mt.) at 11:00 a.m.- Limestone stretch. It is 400 mt. long and lasts approximately 1 hour. - We will arrive in the mountain top at 12:00 a.m. to admire the landscape and an extraordinary Nature. - Break with packet lunch in a place full of green....

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Calore Gorges in Felitto – WWF Oasis

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- We will leave at 08:30 a.m. from Ascea. - We will arrive in Felitto at 09:30 a.m. - Short break by having a good coffee made by Antonio, owner of a restaurant in Remolino where later our tour will start. - Tour starts at 10:00 a.m. from this wonderful Gorge of the River Calore. It will last 3 hours and it includes a short break (1 hour) to have a bath in this crystalline water. - At about 02:00 p.m. lunch based on homemade fusilli, a typical dish of pasta in Felitto. - At 03:30 p.m. we will stop in Magliano Nuovo (about 850 mt. high). Extraordinary view over the Gorge and the route covered...

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Bussento Gorge-WWF Oasis- Morigerati

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- We will leave at 08:30 a.m. from Ascea. - We will arrive in Morigerati at 09:30 a.m. - Short coffee break in Morigerati. - Tour starts at 10:00 a.m. - Visit to the Bussento Gorge (2 hours). Visit to a spring where water can be drunk. There is a renovated mill dating back to the 18th century. - Visit to the Bussento Cave where the river comes out after 7 kms of subterranean course. The scenary is unique in its genre. The cave is still active for the presence of stalactites and stalagmites. It is inevitable to have a bath in this river. It is a unique place where trees are covered with moss...

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Visit to the dair

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Visit to a local dairy to see the homemade production of the mozzarella made with buffalo milk. The visit is expected to be at 08:30 a.m. and it will last 1 hour.Later visit to the medioeval village of Castenuovo Cilento.

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Palinuro Caves

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Visit to the four caves in Palinuro and to the famous Blue Cave. Visit to the Buon Dormire beach. We advise to visit the caves at 11:00 a.m. The visit will last an hour and a half. From the seaport of Palinuro: transport services provided by Palinuro’s Cooperative.

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Il sentiero del Mediterraneo da Monte di Luna a Porto Infreschi

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The Infreschi Bay, or Port Infreschi, is an excellent natural harbor from the crystal clear waters located in the Gulf of Policastro extreme south of the Cilento. It owes its name to the nearby ice-cold fresh water veins that flow into the sea. In the past fishermen used the Vaie caves to keep cool their catch.
Here still the nature is untouched and the bay is protected marine area. The white sandy beach is dominated by rocky cliffs and the sea has shades from turquoise to emerald with sandy bottoms and sloping, ideal for snorkeling. It 'reached by a challenging and scenic hiking in the...

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Pæstum

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PAESTUM: Excavations and Museum
Duration: Half Day
Paestum is one of the most important archaeological sites in Italy. Located in the southern part of the Gulf of Salerno, said in ancient Sinus Paestanus. The city was founded around 600 BC by Sybaris Greeks as Poseidonia. At the end of the fifth century BC Poseidon was defeated in war by the Lucani, a population of Samnite race that was replaced by the Greeks in the city government and renamed it Paestum. The Imperial Age monuments of Paestum damage the image of a provincial town with limited building activity since the beginning of...

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Monte Bulgheria 1219m

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Departure from Ascea at 8am in the morning, throughout the day. The most interesting and most characteristic slopes start from the sports field with a first stop at the Remite source dominated by limestone walls. After crossing a bush of secular elci you continue Towards Iazzo la Spina (1078mt.). At this point you can choose various paths to the highest point (1225mt.) Reaching the iazzo of the Lequa (832mt) where you can refresh with packed lunch bag. Then continue until you reach the starting point.

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Capizzo e Santuario Rupestre di San Mauro

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Departure 9:00 hrs from Capizzo (625 m)
Sanctuary of San Mauro (1100 m)
Travel time: 3 hours
Difficulty: E + - Hiking +
Length: 3 km
Height difference: 475 m
Surrounded by the lush greenery, clinging to a limestone shoal and elevated to the position of the village that seems to want to protect from above: it is the San Mauro Martire Rock Sanctuary. The sanctuary is located at SE of the summit of Monte Chianello and overlooks Capizzo, a small village of Magliano Vetere. The path leading to the chapel winds along a path through which every year, on the morning of July...

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