UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy |
Part of | Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(iv) |
Reference | 842 |
Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
Coordinates | 40°17′24″N 15°28′34″E / 40.290°N 15.476°E |
Cilento (Italian: [tʃi.len.to]) is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.
Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet.