Residence Halesia

The Cilento

The National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano is the second largest Park in Italy, stretching along the Tyrrhenian coast to the foot of the Appennino, Campano-Lucano, including the peaks of the Alburni; the Cervati and the Gelbison ranges, not forgetting the coastal spurs of Monte Bulgheria and Monte Gelbison. In June 1997, the Park was included into the net of the MAB-UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Because of its variegated Geological conformation, Cilento is able to offer various holiday possibilities, from the splendid marine resorts to the rugged, green mountain areas. But, apart from the local wonders of nature, the Park and its immediate neighbours are home to various, world-famous archaeological sites and monuments, like the archaeological sites of Paestum and Velia; the equally famous Carthusian Monastery of Padula and the many historic towns; castles; churches and sanctuaries. History and myth continually entangle, creating that special fascination which has, for thousands of years, led man to venture outside his boundaries. It was here that Ulysses resisted the singing of Leucosia, the mermaid; Aeneus left his faithful friend, Palinuro, on these shores; Jason led the Argonauts here, the Greeks chose to found Poseidonia and the philosopher, Zeno, his School of Thought, while in modern times, Gian Battista Vico wrote the "New Science". There has never been an ancient, or a modern traveller, who hasn't surrendered to the wild and mysterious fascination of this land.