Chances are that you have never heard of Furore, a tiny village situated on the Amalfi Coast. While it's often overshadowed by its competitors like Positano and Amalfi, Furore is not to be underestimated. This tiny village is probably best known for its bridge and ...

Castellabate is located on the stretch of the Tyrrhenian coast known as Cilento. Lesser-known to tourists than the more publicized Amalfi Coast, this area runs from Capaccio-Paestum to Sapri and is every bit as beautiful. What to See in Castellabate Castellabate literally means the "abbot's castle" and ...

Sapri and Pisacane's Expedition The older generation of Italians will surely remember this beautiful poem by Luigi Mercantini, "The Gleaner of Sapri", which tells of the unfortunate expedition of Carlo Pisacane. On June 28, 1857, Pisacane and about 300 other men arrived in the Gulf of ...

Our journey begins in the Campania region, in between the mountains and the sea: the Cilento Coast. Get ready to be awestruck because this part of Italy is still somewhat of a well-kept secret, far from the masses.  Starting Point: The City of Salerno We'll begin our ...

“The south seas”: often this expression leads the mind to wander to exotic, distant lands. However, sometimes you don’t have to go around the world to find them. There are spots in Italy with the same appeal, the same, great beauty …and yes, they are ...

Glam camping or glamping has become quite the rage for those who love the outdoors but don't want to go without their modern comforts and conveniences. This is luxury camping at its finest. The Un Posto al Sole Lodge is just 5 km from the sea in the Salerno province.  Un ...

Famous American author Gore Vidal once said, “Twenty-five years ago I was asked by an American magazine what was the most beautiful place that I had ever seen in all my travels and I said the view from the belvedere of the Villa Cimbrone on a ...

The province of Salerno borders that of Naples and is home to both the Amalfi Coast and the Cilento Coast.  With competition like that, it's easy to see why the city itself can sometimes go virtually unnoticed. Yet it shouldn't! This article will provide you with a ...

The Path of the Gods, or in Italian, the Sentiero degli Dei, is named after a legend that claims it was the passage of the Greek Gods to save Ulysses from the sirens that were on the island of Li Galli. It is one of the most fascinating ...

In the heat of the summer, our thoughts tend to wander and places like the prized Amalfi Coast along Italy's western coastline come to the forefront of our mind. There probably isn't an aspiring traveler on earth that hasn't either heard of it, dreamed of ...