PALINURO

General information
Province: Salerno

The legend wants that this place, has derived the name from the helmsman of Enea, Palinuro, that unfortunaltely found the death in the clear waters of this sea. The blue mirror of water of these places, invites us to sail along a practically uncontaminated coast where is possible to discover jagged inlets, beaches of white sand, enchanting and exclusive bays and marine caves. This remote angle of Campania region still preserve exemplas of flora as her "Primula Palinuri" that grows on the walls rocky of the promontory. Nowaday it becomes also symbol of the Cilento national park.
With its good organization of tourist structures, it represents one of the better known summer tourist places of the whole region.

Historical outlines
Colonized toward the IV century b.C. it saw its history tie by to another promontory in downfall, the Molpa. After the epidemic of plague in 1656, the decimation of the population fed the infestation of the criminals, changing in good measure the popular mottos and the country habits. Palinuro belonged to the feud of the prince of Centola, up to 700 around. Then the feud became some family Rinaldi. In 1814 arrived the king of Naples, Murat, with the intent to inspect the beautiful zone.

To visit
The Saracen towers, the Castle of Molpa, the Church of S. Giuliano, the Church of S. Maria of Loreto, the Rock-cliff of the Rabbit, Buon Dormire bay, the Blue Cave, Monks Cave.


DISTANCES FROM PALINURO
- Rome kms 384;
- Naples kms 173;
- Salerno kms 119;
- Pompeii kms 148;
- Amalfi kms 144;
- Ravello kms 148;
- Positano kms 163;
- Sorrento kms 174;
- Vesuvio kms 164;
- Acciaroli kms 43;
- Palinuro kms 0;
- Padula kms 67;
- Pertosa caves kms 98;
- Castelcivita caves kms 100;
- Capri (1 hour and 50 min. from Salerno port)