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PERITO

THE BEST PLACE TO SMARTWORK

SALERNO

CAMPANIA

875 INHABITANTS

17 KM FROM THE SEA

Small rural village of Cilento.

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The history of the village

Perito is a small inland center included in the territory of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park.

Tradition states that before the current village of Perito there was "Perito sottano" (Perito di sotto), a small inhabited village, later destroyed by General Formica, in which today the church of Santa Caterina is located.

The village was important throughout the Middle Ages as a fortified citadel controlling the valleys below.

The hamlet of Perito was first part of the Barony of Novi and then of the Barony of Gioi, passing over the centuries into the hands of various masters, who were neither natives of the place nor lived there. In 1806, with Giuseppe Bonaparte new king of the kingdom of Naples, when the feudal regime was abolished by the subversion law, together with the hamlet of Ostigliano, Perito became a fraction of the municipality of Orria, losing its autonomy as a university.

Several inhabitants of Perito took part in the Cilento uprisings of 1828 and here the Capozzoli brothers were arrested. Perito acquired the status of autonomous municipality only on 1 March 1850 and Ostigliano became a fraction of it.

In 1860, at the height of the Risorgimento, about ninety Peritesi joined Garibaldi's army when he landed in Sapri. From 1860 to 1927, during the reign of Italy, it was part of the district of Gioi, belonging to the district of Vallo della Lucania.

PERITO

THE BEST PLACE TO SMARTWORK

What you can visit Local services
Church of S. Nicola di Bari

The Parish Church of San Nicola di Bari dates back to 1150 century and is dedicated to the patron saint of the village who is celebrated on the first Sunday of August.The monumental bell tower next to it was built thanks to the recovery of an ancient tower from the Angevin period Inside it has an original architecture with two naves, one central and one side, separated by four round arches.

Church of Santa Maria Maddalena

Church existing as early as 1500.

Church of Santa Caterina

Church located in the "Presuttano" locality, belonging to the Gelbison and Cervati mountain communities, which has been renovated to date.

Church of the Madonna del Rito

The most interesting church from the point of view of the evocative events that take place there, also for the legend that has characterized it for centuries and has been followed by the population. It is celebrated with a procession at dawn on August 18 of each year.

Wood of the Chestnuts

The ancient Chestnut Wood that crosses the Perito ridge is characterized by Mediterranean vegetation of high environmental quality. In this suggestive place, you can take pleasant walks immersed in unspoiled nature, mostly populated by martens, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs, and still fireflies, crickets and cicadas.

Do not miss the imposing and ancient cork that has lived there for centuries. The wood is equipped to welcome visitors throughout the year.

Il Castagneto comes alive and attracts thousands of visitors in August, during the eagerly awaited culinary event "La Festa nel Bosco", dedicated to the discovery of the flavors of the Cilento tradition.

ACTIVITIES TO DO IN THE SURROUNDINGS

In about ten minutes by car, you can visit the oasis of the Alento river, a large natural park that offers a wide range of tourist services. In the oasis there are ponds of ecological importance that are intended to help safeguard the wealth of biodiversity.

Guided tours, naturalistic excursions on horseback, on foot or by bike are available.

On the other hand, about twenty minutes by car for go kart enthusiasts there is the Karting Club Alento which has a track and go karting.

The sea is about thirty minutes away and there are various mountain excursions also in the direction of the medieval bridge of Magliano Nuovo or to the Gole del Calore.

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