Villa Alberto:
Castellabate Village and the surrounding National Park.
The charming, living, working village of Castellabate is a traditional Italian medieval hill top village, just over an hour further south from the famous Amalfi coast.
Castellabate is a maze of ancient streets, alleyways, local restaurants, shops and spectacular views over the bay of Santa Maria and San Marco, the surrounding countryside, the Island of Capri and distant views of the Amalfi Coastline.
Castellabate and The Cilento National Park have been recognised by UNESCO as world heritage sites since 1998.
The Times Newspaper wrote :
The fabulous coast near Naples has house prices as dizzying as the views - so it pays to head south to Cilento.
Drive south for an hour or so, however, and it is a different story.
The Cilento, in southern Campania, mixes hilly countryside with
dense woodland, and a sometimes rugged coastline with white
sandy beaches and sparkling, clean water.
The Campania region:
Using The Villa As A Base For Visiting Other Areas
From Castellabate you could ; take a boat trip and see the blue grottos or the famous island of Capri (boats leave from San Marco which is only 10 mins drive from Castellabate, and go direct to Capri in season) , visit the natural beauty of Punta Licosa and the island, explore the Cilento National Park, see one of the local Buffalo Mozzarella Farms and taste the world famous cheese, see the magnificent lost city of Paestum, the Royal palace at Caserta, the Phoenician ruins at Velia, take scuba diving lessons in San Marco, see Herculaneum and Pompei, go kayaking in Felitto, visit the famous Amalfi coast (by car or boat directly from San Marco), the gulf of Salerno, Naples or Rome or just enjoy the beach or relax outside and take in the views from the villa.
Getting Here:
The nearest airport is Naples.
EasyJet, British Airways, British Midland (BMI) and Alitalia amongst others fly to Naples.
Ryan Air, EasyJet, British Airways, British Midland, Alitalia amongst others to Rome.
Ryan Air and various other airlines to Lamezia airport further south.
Cars can be hired at Naples airport, Rome, Salerno and Lamezia. The drive from Naples to Castellabate is roughly one and a half hours. Cars can also be hired locally here in Santa Maria through Antares 91.
Scooters and bikes can also be hired in Santa Maria at a very reasonable rate.
Trains can be taken very cheaply from Naples to Agropoli - which is the nearest station to Castellabate (Agropoli is roughly 15 minutes by car to Castellabate).
For train time tables see www.ferroviedellostato.it
Pick up and drop off can be arranged from Naples and from Agropoli.
marks the location of the property in Salerno area (Amalfi Coast)
