Le Dieci Querce

Inland or to the coast? Well, if you turn east up into the hills, you’re pretty soon in rugged countryside with lots of walking and cycling options on twisting mountain roads leading to local landmarks including Bussento Caves (10 minutes’ drive) and Fontana Capello waterfall (25 minutes). Both sit on the Bussento river, where you can go canyoning (20 minutes) and wild swimming. Morigerati (15 minutes ) is a sleepy hilltop town with glorious views of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, and a few trattorias for leisurely pasta lunches. You can tour baroque-style cloisters and the small museum at the Certosa of St Lawrence monastery in Padula (40 minutes), and there are alfresco concerts at MUN (half an hour) in a modern amphitheatre in a former quarry. But back to the sea. Villammare (15 minutes) is your closest Tyrrhenian Sea swimming spot, and the village of Palinuro (45 minutes) turns up a succession of tiny beaches backed by cliffs. Beach clubs line the shores of the lively seaside resort of Marina di Camerota (55 minutes), which also has hidden coves with pristine water nearby for snorkelling.