Lonely PlanetJul 9, 2026
5 ways to embrace slow-living on Italy's most underrated coast
Cilento is the southern Italian beauty you
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- PaestumSightCilento, ItalyAncient Greek town with well-preserved temples.
- Vallo di DianoMuseumCilento, ItalyInland area in Cilento with train stations.
- Certosa di San LorenzoSightPadula, ItalyLargest charterhouse monastery in Europe, built in 1306.
- Museo Archeologico Provinciale della Lucania OccidentaleMuseumPadula, ItalyMuseum displaying tombs, vases, and archaeological findings.
- Grotte di Pertosa-AulettaSightPertosa, ItalyCaves where you can sail along an underground river.
- AgropoliNeighborhoodCilento, ItalyIt is situated at the start of the Cilentan Coast, on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- Punta LicosaSightCilento, ItalyPicturesque area with crystalline waters and white sand.
- AcciaroliNeighborhoodCilento, ItalyEnchanting village where Ernest Hemingway was inspired.
- VeliaSightCilento, ItalyArchaeological site and ruins of the ancient city of Elea.
- Santa Maria di CastellabateNeighborhoodCilento, ItalyTown with protected beaches.
- Costa degli Infreschi e della MassetaSightCilento, ItalyProtected beaches along the coast.
- PalinuroNeighborhoodCilento, ItalyThe town’s main beach stretches for around 4km north of the centre.
- Marina di AsceaNeighborhoodCilento, Italy
- Marina di CamerotaHotelCilento, Italy
