SALERNO | CAMPANIA

Discover Salerno

The province of Salerno is a ‘green’ province with various parks to visit, such as the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano, the River Sarno Hydrographic Basin Regional Park, the Diecimare Nature Park, the two Regional Parks and the many nature reserves.

The National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano is the second largest park in the Italian peninsula. It covers an area extending from Tyrrhenian coast as far as the Campania-Lucania Apennines.
In addition to their environmental treasures, these lands are the source of ancient legends and traditions such as the beaches that mark the episode in which Palinurus left Aeneas.
In the skies above the park you might spot the golden eagle in search of the Greek partridge, one of its favourite prey.

The territory of the River Sarno Hydrographic Basin Regional Park includes land in the provinces of Salerno and Naples. In this valuable natural habitat important archaeological remains have been discovered, dating back as far as the Bronze Age and Iron Age.

The municipality of Sarno is rich in archaeological sites and architectural wonders, as well as being one of the most important production centres of San Marzano DOP tomatoes.
The entire province of Salento has a wealth of culinary delights to satisfy even the most demanding palates: caciocavallo podolico is an excellent cheese, although the origin of its name is uncertain. Some claim the cheese is named after the local cow, while others say it refers to the type of maturation process. Another typical cheese of this green province is cacioricotta obtained from a mixture of goat and sheep milk, and there is also the traditional muzzarella co’ a murtedda. This unusual, local dialect name describes the practice of storing the mozzarella in sprigs of myrtle. Among the fruit specialities of the area is the Cilento white fig.