Province: Salerno
Number of communes: 86
Area: 225,000 hectares
Information
Ente Provinciale Turismo di Salerno, Via Velia 15, tel. 089 224322
Geography
Cilento National Park lies within an area of the southern Apennines with the Aburni, Cervati, Bulgheria and Chianello massifs and Mount Sacro and Mount Stella. The interior area of the park has green hills with olive trees and fluvial plains.
Excursions
There are many opportunities for excursions and visits with experienced guides and leaders.
Description
There are two types of vegetation in the park, Apennine and Mediterranean, according to the different environments created by the high massifs and the rolling hills. Plant life ranges from fir trees to evergreen maquis. Every now and then, the woods open out on to cultivated ground and pasture land. In the Cilento massifs there are wolves, wild cats, martens, polecats and badgers. Otters live along the Calore, Tanagro, Bussento, Minagro, Alento and Lamerro rivers and their respective tributaries. Amongst the many birds there are golden eagles, black woodpeckers, ravens and kites.
