The historic
centre of Castellabate is reconized by the UNESCO as
"mankind heritage". The village still mantein the
medieval structure, full of memeories historical and artistic
heritage. Some of the most interesting places to see are
Villa Principe di Belmonte and Villa Matarazzo
situated in the coastal district of Santa Maria.
The square is
surrounded by old medieval houses. The maximum expression of
this era can be found in the castle. It was built in order to
protect the population from saraceen incursion and it still
nowadays overshadowing as it was once.
From the
fortess it is easy to reach St Maria de Giulia basilica.
Its cinquecentesque facade is flankered by a belfry tower
modulated on 4 floors.
Another
interesting place to visit is " Porto delle Gatte"
situated in the small harbour of St. Maria and Perrotti tower.
In the
district of St. Marco is possible to visit the old greek-roman
harbour and to see the beautiful beach of Pozzillo few
kilometres away from St. Maria another of the most interesting
places of the cilentan coast is Punta Licosa.
Street
Map
Metrņ del Mare
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