Marina di Camerota
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Marina di Camerota |
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| Country: | Italy |
| Region: |  Campania |
| Province: |  Salerno |
| Municipality: | Camerota |
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| Population: | 3,500 |
| Elevation: | 5 amsl |
| Postal code: | 84059 |
| Dialing code: | 0974 |
| Gentilic: | Marinai |
| Website: | Marina di Camerota |
Marina di Camerota is a little town, the largest hamlet (frazione) of Camerota (SA) more than its seat, in Campania region (Italy).
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[edit] History
The town was a place of emigration to South America, especially to Venezuela, in the 19th century. The relationship with the american country is still strong, evidenced, for example, by a statue of Simón Bolívar built in the middle of village, in front of the harbour side.
[edit] Geography
Marina di Camerota lies on the southern side of Cilento, by Tyrrhenian Sea, and it is the port of its "commune". The town is far 5 km from Camerota, 8 from Palinuro, 25 from Policastro and 90 from Salerno. The town, located on 40°N parallel, is the southernmost inhabited area of Campania.
[edit] Tourism
| Cilento National Park* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| State Party | Italy |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | C (iii) (iv) |
| Reference | n. 842 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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The town of Marina is a part of "Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park", whose natural environment is composed of "Maquis", typical of mediterranean countries. It is strongly receptive for tourism, especially in summer, due to the quality of its water; which give it the Blue Flag beach [1] every year from 2003.
Marina di Camerota is also interesting for its paleontologic caves [2], with human fossils discovered in '80s. One of these caves, located in Lentiscella zone, is a museum which accommodates the "Lion of Caprera"[3] (Leone di Caprera), a little schooner which in 1880-1881 traversed the Atlantic Ocean from Montevideo to Livorno.
Another point of interest is represented by 3 "telegraph towers", built by Bourbons and included in a system of defence and communication points, along the southern side of the tyrrhenian coast.
[edit] Famous people
- Pietro Troccoli (1852 - 1939): saylor of Lion of Caprera
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