Acciaroli

Acciaroli
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Locator map within the province and the municipality
Acciaroli Location of Acciaroli in Italy
Coordinates: 40°10′51.61″N 15°01′40.92″E / 40.1810028°N 15.0280333°E / 40.1810028; 15.0280333Coordinates: 40°10′51.61″N 15°01′40.92″E / 40.1810028°N 15.0280333°E / 40.1810028; 15.0280333
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Comune	Pollica
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (2009^[1])
• Total	645
Demonym(s)	Acciarolesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84068
Dialing code	(+39) 0974
Website	Official website

Acciaroli is an Italian hamlet (frazione), the most populous in the comune of Pollica, Province of Salerno, in the Campania Region.

Geography

Acciaroli is a port on the Cilento coast on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The largest township in its comune, followed by the hamlet of Pioppi, it is six kilometers from Pollica, 20 from Santa Maria di Castellabate, 17 from Velia, 30 from Agropoli, and 70 from Salerno.

Tourism

The town is a part of "Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park", whose natural environment is made up of the "maquis shrubland" typical of the Mediterranean region.

It is a major tourist destination, especially during summer, because it has grown famous nationally for of its water quality, having earned the "Blue Flag beach" title^[2] and the "Five Sails" of Legambiente, an Italian environmentalist association, for several years.

Culture

After World War II, Ernest Hemingway chose Acciaroli as a place to stay during trips to Italy.

Centenarians

Recently, scientists have begun to study the town because of its unusually high number of centenarians, some 300, with 20 percent of those reaching the age of 110,.^[3] This longevity occurs despite the fact that many of the elderly in Acciaroli smoke or are overweight.

Gallery

Rests of the coastal tower "Torre La Punta"
The beach of "Torre La Punta", on the natural reserve "Oasi Blu La Punta"^[1]

^ (Italian) Oasi Blu La Punta on WWF website

References

External links

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Towns, villages and zones of Cilentan Coast

Torre Kernot Laura Paestum Licinella Mattine Agropoli Tresino Santa Maria San Marco Licosa Ogliastro Marina Case del Conte Agnone Cilento Mezzatorre Acciaroli Pioppi Marina di Casalvelino Velia Marina di Ascea Marina di Pisciotta Caprioli Palinuro Cape Palinuro Marina di Camerota Porto Infreschi Scario Policastro Bussentino Capitello Villammare Sapri

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