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Some people may not be aware that this small seaside resort, on a promontory to the south of the Cape Licosa, was one of the great American writer Ernest Hemingway's favourite places. He came back many times, seduced by the beauty of the sea. Although at that time the countryside was more raw and solitary, the passage of time has not detracted greatly from the charm of this little tourist port where the oldest houses were built directly onto the rocks.

ACCIAROLI is small and genuine fishing villages that become famous for Hemingway visit in 1952; He came back many times, seduced by the beauty of the sea starting point for his novel ?The old man and the sea?.

Although at that time the countryside was more raw and solitary, the passage of time has not detracted greatly from the charm of this little tourist port where the oldest houses were built directly onto the rocks.

The historical center today still spreads the austere charm of times long gone, with its with narrow alleys, the picturesque seaside promenade and the church, which seems to loom above the sea where fishing still plays an important role.

Although today the village is one of the Cilento's larger resorts and a port for the high-speed boat plying the coast during summer, very few know its beauties. Probably it is quite this that gives to it a special charm and an uncontaminated look.

This corner of Campania was a meeting and exchange point in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea from very remote times. The continuous contrast of cultures during the centuries characterized its history.

Interesting to see is the Annunziata?s church built in 1100 and the Norman tower built before 1233 famous to have been the guardian tower during the reign of Federico II.

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