Surroundings and Territory
The seaside is not far from our structure: in fact from the garden of the house you can appreciate a wonderful view of the Gulf of Salerno composed on the right by the Amalfi Coast, which includes beautiful and world-known towns like Ravello and Positano, together with the most beautiful island of the Mediterranean, Capri; on the left side instead there is the Cilento coast, less famous but full of uncontaminated natural
treasures, which includes the territory between the town of Agropoli and Palinuro.Casale Giancesare, in fact, is in the middle of a territory very rich in myth, art and nature. Casale Giancesare overlooks also the wonderful Greek town of Poseidonia, renamed as Paestum by the Romans. Inside the old walls of the city there are interesting ruins, like three 2.500 years old Doric temples, very well preserved, especially
the Neptune temple, which is considered one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world. Near the Sele river, in 71 BC, Roman proconsul Marco Licinio Crasso defeated and killed the rebel gladiator Spartacus. In the Castle of Capaccio, located on the mountain at the back of Casale Giancesare, in 1246 a huge conspiracy against Frederick II was put down. The last important historical occurrence dates back to the
Second World War: on 9th September 1943, Anglo-American troops landed on beaches in front of Paestum, directing towards Salerno, Naples and Rome. On a hill nearby, place of worship since the prehistoric times and where the Greek built a temple in 6th century BC, the sanctuary of the “Madonna del Granato” is standing, which dates back to the 11th century AD. This worship comes from the Greek goddess Hera, who used to be represented
holding a pomegranate in her hand. In this sanctuary, in 954 AD, the body of the evangelist and apostle Saint Matthew was preserved in a marble urn, before it was moved to the cathedral of Salerno. All this territories represent, in fact, a priceless environmental and artistic heritage. If you wish to visit the inland territories, in the very heart of Cilento, you can find and appreciate a vast number of small towns characterized by old
tradition and a beautiful surrounding nature. Many artistic treasures can be found, such as the fortress of Sicignano degli Alburni, the amazing Chartusian monastery in Padula, or the ruins of the old Roman town of Elea (known with the classical Roman name of Velia), were Greek philosophers such as Parmenides and Zenone were born.
Paestum (Archaeological Area): 2 km
Cilento National Park: 10 km
Agropoli: 10 km
Castellabate: 15 km
Salerno: 45 km
Amalfi Coast: 50 km
Pompei: 70 km
Capri: 1 h by boat
Napoli: 100 km
Airport: 100 km
