Campeggio Mare Pineta

It's a spectacularly scenic and short 15-minute stroll from Camping Mare Pineta through a pine grove and over the city walls to reach the first-rate ruins and UNESCO-listed temples of ancient Paestum. Also mighty popular in the area, the Cilento coast and Amalfi coast are a short drive away: book an excursion in the Mare Pineta reception to see as much of both as humanly possible and/or to shore dive and surf among the waters of either. Surf kit can be hired near the site. Italian coast and countryside cantering are easily sorted at the local equestrian centre four kilometres from base, or take yourself off into the Cilento e Vallo di Diano National Park for hikes, kayaking, cycling, the huge Certosa di San Lorenzo monastery and the Grotte di Castelcivita, where one individual named Spartacus is said to have taken refuge after leading his slave rebellion in 71BC. Many a traditional Italian town and village is nearby too, for foodies to fully explore the local cuisine and to check out the many sagre (food festivals) held around them in the summer months.