Anyone from the area will tell you that Cilento’s weather is part of the local personality. Thick clouds skim the rugged hilltops and head out towards the sea, drifting over valleys dotted with terracotta and silvery olive trees until they cast splotchy shadows atop the Gulf of Salerno’s azure color palette. Sometimes, the island of Capri breaks through the horizon, or a glimpse of Salerno, tucked just beyond one of the largest hills.
Though Cilento sits right below the ever-crowded Amalfi Coast, it feels worlds away from the brimming bustle of Campania’s famous spots. The 175-kilometer span stretches from Agropoli in the north to Scario in the south, dominated mostly by the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park: Italy’s second-largest protected area.
