Cilento

Coordinates: 40°17′24″N 15°28′34″E / 40.290°N 15.476°E / 40.290; 15.476
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For other uses, see Cilento (disambiguation).
For the national park, see
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
.
Cilento
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
CriteriaCultural: (iii)(iv)
Reference842
Inscription1998 (22nd Session)
Coordinates40°17′24″N 15°28′34″E / 40.290°N 15.476°E / 40.290; 15.476
Cilento is located in Campania
Cilento
Location of Cilento in Campania
Cilento is located in Italy
Cilento
National Park nearby Cannalonga

Cilento (Italian: [tʃi.len.to]) is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.

Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet.

Geography

The coast of Cilento is located on the Tyrrhenian Sea, stretching from Paestum to the Gulf of Policastro, near the town of Sapri. Most of the touristic destinations in the coast are frazioni (hamlets) of comuni (municipalities) whose seats are inland; examples include Santa Maria di Castellabate, Acciaroli, Velia, Palinuro, Marina di Camerota, Scario and Policastro Bussentino.

The inner boundaries are the Alburni mountains and Vallo di Diano, sometimes considered as part of Cilentan geographical region, which has in Sala Consilina its largest center. The most important towns in this area are Vallo della Lucania (in the middle), Sapri and Agropoli: this is the largest town of Cilento and the principal harbour. Most of this area is included in "Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park".

Inland communes

Moio Della Civitella

Seaside Communes

History

Greek colonies

The region is steeped in

pre-Socratic philosophers as Parmenides, Zeno of Elea and Melissus of Samos).[citation needed
]

Cilento comes by the

Latin word Cis Alentum, meaning "On this side of the Alento".[1]

Sixth province of Campania

In the 1990s it was proposed to make Cilento a new province of Campania.[2] This proposal has never come near to implementation; in particular there was the difficulty of choosing an administrative centre. The four candidates were Vallo della Lucania (in the most central position), Agropoli (the largest town, situated in the north), Sala Consilina (the most populous town of Vallo di Diano) and Sapri (in the centre of southern Cilento, with the most important railway station).[citation needed] Another more recent proposal was to move Cilento from Campania to Basilicata, as a third province[3] together with the existing provinces of Potenza and Matera.

The Cultural Pyramid

Salento

In 2020, the poet

Salento - "The Poetry Village" and Vallo della Lucania "Seat of the Contemporary Center of the Arts") at the historical summits of high cultural tradition in Cilento: Paestum, Velia and Palinuro. In a second moment also Trentinara - "The Village of Love" joined. Within the Triangle a new literary, artistic, philosophical and cultural movement arose: the Empathism (Empathic School).[5][6][7][8]

National Park

Main article:
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park

In 1991,

Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park was instituted to preserve the landscape and promote tourism. In 1998, the park became a World Heritage Site of UNESCO
.

Coast

Main article: Cilentan Coast

The Cilentan Coast, or Costiera Cilentana in

Capaccio-Paestum in the north-west to Sapri
in the south-east.

Language

Main article:
Cilentan language

Cilento was part of ancient Lucania, and its language is influenced by Lucanian. In the north of Cilento the dialect is more influenced by Neapolitan, but in the south it has many similarities with Sicilian.

Cilento DOC

alcohol level of 11.5% and the whites and roses fermented to 11%.[9]

Red Cilento wines are a blend of 60-70%

Malvasia bianca with up to 10% of other local white varieties. The roses are blends of 70-80% Sangiovese, 10-15% of Piedirosso and/or Primitivo and up to 10% of other local red grape varieties. A separate varietal Aglianico can also be produced under the Cilento DOC provided that at least 85% of the wine is Aglianico with Primitivo and/or Piedirosso permitted to fill in the remainder and that the wine is aged at least one year before it is released.[9]

Photogallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cis Alentum: The origin of the name "Cilento"". Archived from the original on September 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Rassegna Stampa" [Press Review]. Il Mattino, www.oricchio.it. 14 November 2001. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ "L'area comprende il Vallo di Diano, il Cilento e il Golfo di Policastro «Via dalla Campania, entriamo in Basilicata»" [The area includes the Vallo di Diano, Cilento and the Gulf of Policastro "Via the Campania, let's enter Basilicata"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Scuola empatica: genesi e sviluppo" [Empathic school: genesis and development]. January 9, 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Salento, sara' apposta "La Nuova Piramide Culturale Del Cilento"" [Salento, will be on purpose "The New Cultural Pyramid of Cilento"]. August 5, 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  6. ^ "'La Piramide Culturale del Cilento': Trentinara nel progetto di Menotti Lerro" ['The Cultural Pyramid of Cilento': Trentinara in the Menotti Lerro project]. StileTV. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Trentinara al centro del "Movimento Empatico"" [Trentinara at the center of the "Empathic Movement"]. November 2, 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Trentinara: promuove il territorio, accordo con il Centro Contemporaneo delle Arti di Vallo" [Trentinara: promotes the territory, agreement with the Contemporary Arts Center of Vallo]. November 1, 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  9. ^
    ISBN 1-55297-720-X
    .

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