Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni

Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park
Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni
IUCN category II (national park)
	Cape Palinuro
	Salerno region
Location	Campania
Nearest city	Salerno
Coordinates	40°17′N 15°28′E / 40.283°N 15.467°ECoordinates: 40°17′N 15°28′E / 40.283°N 15.467°E
Area	1,810.48 km2 (699.03 sq mi)
Established	1991
Governing body	Ministero dell'Ambiente
	parks.it
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
Type	Natural
Criteria	iii, iv
Designated	1998 (22nd session)
Reference no.	842
Region	Europe and North America

Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (Italian Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni) is an Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It includes much of the Cilento, the Vallo di Diano and the Monti Alburni. It was founded in 1991, and was formerly known as the Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano.

History[]

The park was officially instituted on December 6, 1991 to protect the territory of Cilento from and mass tourism. Originally named Parco Nazionale del Cilento e Vallo di Diano, in 1998 it became a World Heritage Site of UNESCO,^[1] also with the ancient Greek towns of Paestum, Velia and the Padula^[2] Charterhouse.

The other natural reserves instituted in the area of the park are the "Natural reserve of Foce Sele-Tanagro" (created in 1993,^[3] with the Oasis of Persano) and the "Maritime reserve of Punta Licosa", in the municipality of Castellabate.

Geography[]

The national park's territory, one of the largest in Italy, does not include all the municipalities of the areas of Cilento and Vallo di Diano. It includes almost all the Cilentan Coast and its central forest area is Pruno. The administrative offices are located in Vallo della Lucania, at Piazza Santa Caterina nr. 8.

The municipalities part of the park are: Agropoli, Aquara, Ascea, Auletta, Bellosguardo, Buonabitacolo, Camerota, Campora, Cannalonga, Capaccio-Paestum, Casalbuono, Casal Velino, Casaletto Spartano, Caselle in Pittari, Castel San Lorenzo, Castelcivita, Castellabate, Castelnuovo Cilento, Celle di Bulgheria, Centola, Ceraso, Cicerale, Controne, Corleto Monforte, Cuccaro Vetere, Felitto, Futani, Gioi, Giungano, Laureana Cilento, Laurino, Laurito, Lustra, Magliano Vetere, Moio della Civitella, Montano Antilia, Montecorice, Monteforte Cilento, Monte San Giacomo, Montesano sulla Marcellana, Morigerati, Novi Velia, Ogliastro Cilento, Omignano, Orria, Ottati, Perdifumo, Perito, Petina, Piaggine, Pisciotta, Polla, Pollica, Postiglione, Prignano Cilento, Roccadaspide, Roccagloriosa, Rofrano, Roscigno, Sacco, Salento, San Giovanni a Piro, San Mauro Cilento, San Mauro la Bruca, San Pietro al Tanagro, San Rufo, Santa Marina, Sant'Angelo a Fasanella, Sant'Arsenio, Sanza, Sassano, Serramezzana, Sessa Cilento, Sicignano degli Alburni, Stella Cilento, Stio, Teggiano, Torre Orsaia, Torchiara, Tortorella, Trentinara, Valle dell'Angelo and Vallo della Lucania.

Gallery[]

Lentiscella beach in Marina di Camerota
Roscigno
An ancient olive tree

References[]

^ Info on whc.unesco.org
^ Municipality not included in the park but part of Vallo di Diano region
^ Reserve's page on parks.it

External links[]

Official website (in Italian)
Official pages by the Park Authority on Parks.it

[1] Info on whc.unesco.org

[2] Municipality not included in the park but part of Vallo di Diano region

[3] Reserve's page on parks.it

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