Things to do in Acciaroli Italy – what to see attractions and activities

The Castle of Princes Capano is located in the municipality of Pollica. What we see today is the result of a restructuring that took place in 1610, at the behest of Vincenzo Capano. The tower and the service rooms stand out from the structure. Since 1997, the structure has been owned by the Municipality. Nowadays it is open to the public according to the set times.

The construction of the Castle or Palazzo Vinciprova was carried out thanks to the Ripolo family, originally from Catalonia. It has a massive structure and harmonious at the same time. It is composed of two side towers and another central body that unites both of them. Today, owned by the Municipality, it houses various marine institutions within it.

The castle tower of Bruca stands in the municipality of Ascea, in the province of Salerno. Today he was named Archaeological Park of Velia. It was a Greco-Roman settlement with a territory of about 90 hectares. The city dates back to 4th century BC and had a great development in the Hellenistic age. In the Middle Ages, a castle was built that was composed of a large tower, so-called Torre Castello di Bruca. The building has special decorative architectural elements from the Hellenistic-Roman era.

It is an ancient viaduct that connected the two tops of the acropolis of Elea, an ancient city of Magna Grecia and now an important archaeological excavation in the province of Salerno. It is a construction dating back to the 4th century BC.

In the Acropolis of the ancient Elea-Velia polis in the municipality of Ascea, you can immediately notice the remains of the Greek theater dating back to the 3rd century BC and at the top the Ionian temple.

It is a Hellenistic spa dating back to the 3rd century BC important because it is unique in its kind in Magna Grecia. Inside, there is a dressing room, calidarium and bathtub.

Built in 1123 to protect the population from Saracen attacks. The fortress has its perimeter walls with four corner towers and inside it has everything it needed to survive in the event of an attack: homes, ovens, cisterns and warehouses. You can also visit the dungeons, which, according to legend, should allow the escape to the sea in case of invasion.

It is a typical military-defensive construction, in particular the tower had the specific function of a bulwark. In fact, the entrance is at the top and not on the ground floor. The castle in 1724 passed under the property of the Talamo-Atenolfi family, from which it also took the name it still has today. It offers wonderful views and is among the most beautiful castles in the area.

Norman-Aragonese tower of the 'Pagliarola' (better known on site as' Perrotti '), which combined with 'Palazzo Perrotti' dominates the Marina Piccola di Santa Maria. The origin was traced back to the Middle Ages, but it was further enhanced in the years 1570-71.

The 19th century Matarazzo villa was the summer residence of Count Francesco Matarazzo, who emigrated in 1881 to Brazil in which it became one of the most important industrialists in the world. The villa is rich in greenery and fields that once housed the extensive family vineyard.

The Telegraph Tower dates back to the 16th century. It rises at the top of a hill, along the coast of Ascea. It was built in 1500 with the style of the Middle Ages. It served to protect and monitor the coast of the Ascea Sea from the raids of the Saracen pirates. The building has special architectural and decorative elements of the time.

The Santa Maria di Castellabate marine protected area is a marine reserve in Campania, established in 2009, which covers an area at sea falling entirely in the municipality of Castellabate. In fact, uncommon and protected animal and plant species live in the seabed.

The origins of the castle are very ancient, the first testimonies date back to the Greek-Byzantine period. Its architecture has changed from time to time but what gave the final touch was the restoration of the 15th century, time when it became a military fortress. Then the castle lost this function and became a residence for noble families. There are two characters that are linked to the Luisa Sanfelice castle: the coat of arms of the family that is still on a door of the castle and the French writer Marguerite Yourcenar.

The Tower of San Francesco had the function of sighting. It was built near the Franciscan Convent built here in 1230, as this was a strategic position that allowed to communicate in the north with the Castle and with Torre San Marco and to the south with the Tower of Trentova and with that of the tip Tresino.

The Municipal Antiquarium of Agropoli was built in 1975 and is located at Palazzo Coppola. The archaeological objects that the museum owns were donated by individuals and by the 'Agropoli Archaeological Group'. The finds belong to a period from the 7th century to the fourth century before Christ.