The area covers approximately 607 hectares within the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park and is also on the world list of Geoparks. The Morigerati Oasis is a “main” geosite for the significant karst phenomenon.

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The beautiful Certosa di San Lorenzo makes the Municipality of Padula the main destination for religious tourism in Campania as well as being among the most evocative monuments of the Italian artistic heritage.

The architectural style is almost predominantly Baroque, in fact there are very few surviving fourteenth-century traces. The complex has about 350 rooms and occupies an area of ​​51,500 m² of which 15,000 are occupied only by the cloister, the largest in the world. The Certosa di San Lorenzo, thanks to its vast extension, is second only to the Certosa di Grenoble in France.

The Certosa di Padula, the monastery It is possible to divide the architectural layout of the Certosa di Padula into two areas: the first includes the workplaces while the second is the residence area of ​​the monks. The structure of the Charterhouse, as for all the other Charterhouses, follows the Carthusian rule, that is the rule that preaches work and contemplation. Precisely for this reason there are different places in the Charterhouse for their implementation: the cloister, the library, where it is still possible to admire the floor made of Vietrese ceramic tiles, the Chapel decorated with precious marble, the large kitchen, the large wine cellars, the laundries and neighboring fields where the fruits of the earth were grown for the sustenance of the monks. Despite in the Church as in other places of the Certosa di padula, the numerous empty spaces testify to the suppression of the Certosa by the French in the early nineteenth century, which caused the dispersion of numerous artistic treasures, the Certosa di Padula is a symbol of great architecture beyond that of a great past.

How to reach Padula Charterhouse?

The town of Padula and the respective monastery of San Lorenzo can be reached by car, for those coming from the North, along the Salerno – Reggio Calabria motorway, take the Padula – Buonabitacolo exit, and then continue along the national road SS 19. The the nearest railway station is that of Sicignano degli Alburni.

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Like fauana, in addition to the otter, the oasis of the weasel, the skunk, the badger, the wild boar flock.

There is also no lack of fish fauna, such as the Apennine arborella. And despite being a protected area, the oasis is accessible through various nature trails, as demonstrated by the visitor center inside and the different observation huts.

The Oasis, open all year round, has a visitor center with a reconstruction for educational purposes, of a Paleolithic village. The path along the left bank of about 1 km and a second path of 400 m. All along the route there are eight observation huts. Two other observation points are located on the right bank of the Sele, one in the industrial area of ​​Campagna and another at the mouth of the river Tenza, a tributary of the Sele.

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For several years the caves have hosted a show called “Dante’s Hell in the Caves”, produced by the Flying Carpet S.a.s. in which the public divided into groups of 30/35 people is entrusted to a “Dante” and in the company of these, crosses the ten circles of Hell, imagined by the Supreme Poet, and in each of them, he meets the character or characters who the more they characterize it, and with them or thanks to them we give “body”, “music”, “image” and “life” to the poet’s verses. The plant was designed and built with the aim of safeguarding the naturalistic emergency of the Pertosa-Auletta Caves from light pollution. A play of lights and sounds and a series of contemporary art video installations enrich the show which runs for about a kilometer and involves over 30 actors and dancers.

Touristic tours:

BASIC: lasts about 60 minutes, includes the first 200 m. on a boat the remaining part of 1000 m. on foot with arrival at the Great Hall.

INTERMEDIATE: duration of about 75 minutes, includes the first 200 m. by boat and the remaining part of 1200 m. on foot with arrival at the Sala delle Spugne.

EXTRAS: duration of 90 minutes includes a double embarkation-disembarkation, 250 m. by boat and the remaining part of 1500 m. on foot with a visit to the Sala Paradiso

Speleological routes:

FOSSIL: duration of approximately 3 hours, altogether 500 meters long in which you pass through tunnels and pipes characterized by enormous phenomena of stalactite-stalagmite concretion.

ACTIVE: duration of about 3 hours, 500 meters long in total where you follow the course of the underground stream against the current up to the spring pool knowing the farthest and most secluded corners of the entire cave.

Museums:

MIdA02: at 200 meters from the caves is the botanical section of the museum which presents the natural flora and biodiversity relating to the food plants of Cilento. In the museum you can visit a historical orchard, the ethnobotanical section on the “cerrnicchiara” and examples of the main soils with the soil materials associated with the various environments present in the Park.

Duration of the visit about 1 hour.

MIdA01: in the square of Pertosa there is the geo-speleological-archaeological section of the museum which illustrates, also in a multimedia version, the geological evolution linked to the phenomena of karst in the cave, bio-caving or biology in the caves of Pertosa-Auletta , and the archaeological finds of the site which represents the most famous cave dwelling site in Europe.

Duration of the visit about 1 hour.

“The White Artichoke Festival” takes place in the village of Pertosa on May 14 as part of the celebrations of the protector San Vittorio. The main products will be the typical products including the “White Artichoke” of Pertosa a typical product grown exclusively in the municipalities of Pertosa, Caggiano, Auletta and Salvitelle. A variety of artichoke that stands out for its light color (a light greenish, almost white) and sweetness. For its delicate flavor, the White Artichoke is included in the Slow Food presidia to protect the authenticity of the product.

Distance from Marina di Camerota: 96.5 km, 1 hour 25 min.

Journey time: 1 to 3 hours (depending on the chosen route).

Period: All year.

Difficulty: For everyone.

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Following the road signs, or perhaps asking the old men in the village, getting to the hair falls of the Venus hair will not be difficult at all. The waterfalls build a play of lights, refractions and flashes with water, moss and steam. The show is truly almost unique and we are sure that you will be enchanted for a while. If you happen on a hot summer day, we recommend a bit of refreshment under the waterfall whose waters, we tell you right away, are at a temperature of about 6-8 degrees. Between slightly slippery rocks and a few flowers of water here and there, you will find yourself in contact with a luxuriant and bright green nature even in the height of summer. Yes, because this is one of the most humid places in Cilento and it is not surprising to find real moss cushions along the bed of the Rio Bussentino, or on the branches of the trees that touch the water. The path to take may be quite long and very short, it’s up to you to choose. You can go up the stairs protected by the fence to get up to the source, or stay on the path and get to the oasis equipped area for a quick packed lunch near the mill in use until the 1950s. We definitely recommend that you stay a little on the beach that the water created shortly after the largest waterfall in the river. Here the temperature is slightly lower because the vegetation is more dense and the sunlight passes with greater difficulty. The more adventurous among you will be able to walk the river by walking in his bed, finding a way to ignore the cold water that will seem to freeze your legs at times. You will discover hidden ravines, small waterfalls that merge between foliage and pebbles, colorful flowers and dragonflies with gigantic proportions. You will find someone asleep along the shore who will have soaked a giant watermelon and a few bottles of beer. You will wake him up with your cackling (frost in the legs causes these effects) and a little annoyed he will look at you sideways as if to go screaming further. Certainly a visit to the Hair of Venus is a must for anyone who comes to Cilento and wants to spend a different day than the one on the beach. It doesn’t matter that you come there even in winter: you certainly cannot swim, but the water show is still guaranteed. A place that enchants first the soul and then the eyes, and Venus does not only have hair, but all the beauty of the most hidden and mysterious Cilento.

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