Santa Maria di Castellabate

In the shade of the medieval village of Castellabate (UNESCO world Heritage), in the charming gulf between Punta Licosa and Punta Tresino (marine park and conservation area), long golden sandy beaches make Santa Maria, San Marco and Lago a national and international tourists favourite destination also thanks to qualified operators.castellabate holiday cilento campania amalfi coast wedding Even more embellishing the territory, here are the bay of Ogliastro Marina and the tiny island of Licosa, embraced by their fascinating Mediterranean bush and enchanting sea waters (Blue Flag of Europe Award).Castellabate campania vacanze holiday cilento italy wedding holiday Its history, the smooth climate, the colours of the nature, the sea and the green hills, the courtesy of people and operators, the taste of Cilento cookery are all main elements for chosing Castellabate as ideal site for vacationsand relax.castellabate cilento campania italy holiday vacanze wedding The historical centre ofCastellabate located in the Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano, has been recognised byUnesco as “Human Heritage” during castellabate cilentocampania holiday vacanzaweddingtheManand Biosphere program. This is a recognition of the value of this “Cultural Landscape” rich in memories andtreasures of art and nature.Let’s now discover the village still preserving its urban medieval structure.Tiny roads and alleys, archways andshort flights ofsteps, palaces andconnecting houses where the typical greystones dominate the facades,run in a continuous succession of landscapes sometimes turning against the sunlight,sometimes opening up to the green vales running to the splendid seaonly spotted by the Poseidoniaweed fields in one of the most suggestivecorners of the Cilento Coast.The castle built thanks to St. castellabate cilento campaniaamalfi coast holiday vacanze weddingCostabile has been not only a place for the profession of faith but also a relevant social-economic centre. In fact the Abbot Costabile himself had the intuition to start a land property reformation, that was completed later by Beato Simeone, after which farmers received some land only against the commitment of itsreclamation and cultivation. Very soon the marsh and malarial land wentback to the old maritime vocation oftrading and fishing. This way land-owners and small ship-owners could find the means to enrich Castellabate with palaces, churches, villas andgardens.