Vaccilento Camp

You may well find that you end up spending a fair chunk of your stay here simply hanging out on site, or perhaps just wandering along rural trails nearby. If you’d like to stretch your legs a little more, head to nature reserves like Oasi Fiume Alento (20 minutes’ drive) or Oasi Dunale Legambiente (half an hour). There are also some excellent trails in the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park (an hour), one of the largest national parks in Italy. Other outdoor activities nearby include zooming along the Cilento in Volo zipline (20 minutes) or canyoning, canoeing and wild swimming in the clear waters of the Calore Gorges (an hour). You can also explore underground at Grotte di Castelcivita (55 minutes), following either a paved tourist route or donning a hard hat for a caving adventure. Even with all of this around, if you only make one outing it should probably be to Paestum (half an hour), to see the well-preserved Greek temples and visit the archaeological museum, or to the equally excellent Velia archaeological park (40 minutes). Both are UNESCO-listed and have beaches nearby where you can cool off with a dip after your visit.