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Temples, sea, villages and practical tips on Paestum and the Cilento, from people who live here.
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Travel tips
By car via the A2 Battipaglia exit, by train to Capaccio-Roccadaspide, the closest station to the B&B, or Paestum, by plane to Naples or Salerno: every way to reach Paestum, with indicative journey times and tips for the last mile.
Nature and villages
Castellabate, where "Benvenuti al Sud" was filmed; Acciaroli and Pioppi in Pollica, ranked first in the 2026 Cinque Vele guide; plus Agropoli, Pisciotta and Camerota: seven Cilento villages with driving times and a three-day itinerary.
Food and wine
Together with the Caserta area, the Sele Plain is the heartland of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP. How it is made, what to taste and four dairies to visit near Paestum, starting with Tenuta Vannulo, 5 minutes from the B&B.
The restaurants, pizzerias, buffalo dairies and sunset aperitivo spots where we send our own guests, in a list we keep up to date ourselves. Plus what to order to taste Cilento, what time to have dinner, the coperto and when to book.
Three realistic itineraries for Paestum: in one day the temples, the museum and a buffalo dairy; in two, add Velia on the same three-day ticket; in three, Cilento's villages, caves or the Certosa di Padula. With timings and seasonal tips.
Cilento DOP extra virgin olive oil, Cilento DOC and Paestum IGP wines, Pisciotta menaica anchovies, Cilento DOP white figs and Paestum IGP artichokes: what to taste, where to find it and when it is in season.
Greek temples in a peaceful park or a Roman town buried in AD 79? An honest comparison of Paestum and Pompeii: periods, time needed, crowds, tickets and how to see both, plus day trips to the Amalfi Coast and Padula.
Pertosa-Auletta, Italy's only show cave where you travel an underground river by boat, and Castelcivita, 4.8 km of galleries with traces of people from over 30,000 years ago: how to visit, opening seasons and how to combine them.
From November to March Paestum is calm and good value: a €10 ticket from December to February, valid three days with the museum and Velia, near-empty temples, new olive oil and mild weather. Winter hours, closures and planning tips.
About an hour from Il Giardino dei Pini B&B, Elea-Velia was the city of Parmenides and Zeno and is home to the Porta Rosa, considered the oldest round arch in Italy. The three-day Paestum ticket includes Velia.
From the Trentova-Tresino coastal path to Punta Licosa, from the Calore gorges to Monte Cervati, from the Persano oasis to Capo Palinuro: six hikes with trail facts, difficulty and driving times from the B&B.
Ancel Keys lived in Pioppi from 1963 to 1998 and from here helped make the Mediterranean diet known worldwide. UNESCO Intangible Heritage since 2010, with Pollica as Italy's emblematic community: history, myths and where to experience it.
From the long beach at Paestum, 10 minutes from the B&B, to the coves of Palinuro and Marina di Camerota: Cilento's beaches from north to south, with driving times, Blue Flags and practical tips.