Torre di Punta Licosa
Castellabate (SA)
Hidden gemViews & panoramas
The story
At the tip of Castellabate, where the sea turns crystalline and the scrub is fragrant with myrtle, a torre di avvistamento (watchtower) gazes at the islet bound to the myth of the siren Leucosia.
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- Free beaches
Punta Licosa
Castellabate
A headland of holm oaks and Mediterranean scrub thrust out over the sea, with the islet and the lighthouse where legend places the siren Leucosia.
VillagesSanta Maria di Castellabate
Castellabate
A seafaring village of little squares looking onto the water and pebble beaches, made famous by the cinema, where the evening smells of salt and jasmine.
- In the water & diving
AMP Castellabate — snorkeling e diving
Castellabate
In the marine protected area the posidonia meadows shelter groupers and sea bream, a transparent seabed to explore with fins on among rocks and submerged caves.
VillagesCastellabate
Castellabate (SA)
Looking down from on high over the Cilento sea, the borgo (old village) that enchanted the film 'Benvenuti al Sud' weaves alleys, the castle of the Abbot and sunsets that descend toward Santa Maria.
- Castles
Castello dell'Abate
Castellabate (SA)
Founded in 1123 by the abbot of Cava, the castello dell'Abate crowns a Cilento village overlooking the sea, among alleys and wind-swept terraces.
More gems: Views & panoramas
- Views & panoramas
Murale di San Gennaro (Jorit)
Forcella
Fifteen metres high on a facade in Forcella, Jorit's San Gennaro has the face of a young worker marked by the two red stripes of the human tribe.
- Views & panoramas
Belvedere di San Martino
Vomero
From the forecourt of the Certosa the gaze drops sheer onto Naples: the rooftops of the old centre, the bay, Vesuvius and the islands far off — all in a single frame.
- Views & panoramas
Lungomare
via Partenope
A seafront walk from via Partenope: Vesuvius straight ahead, Castel dell'Ovo out on the water, and all of Naples strolling slowly through the evening between a gelato and the horizon.
Views & panoramasFontana del Gigante
via Partenope
A seventeenth-century fountain by Pietro Bernini and Naccherino, moved again and again before settling on the seafront: marble and tritons facing the water, in the shadow of Castel dell'Ovo.
- Views & panoramas
Gran Caffè Gambrinus
P.za Trieste e Trento
Mirrors, stucco and Belle Époque velvet: at the counter you order an espresso and, by old Neapolitan custom, you leave a second one paid for whoever comes next.
- Views & panoramas
Palazzo Mannajuolo (scala ellittica)
via Filangieri
The elliptical staircase climbs in a perfect spiral of steps and Liberty-style railings: lean over from the top and the eye falls into a vortex of stone.