The name says it all: Akropolis, the high city, as the Byzantines christened it in the sixth century. Agropoli's old quarter still sits up there on its promontory above the Tyrrhenian: climb the stepped lane, pass the seventeenth-century gate and reach the Angevin-Aragonese castle, with views running from Capri to the Cilento mountains.
Below, the modern town of 20,610 lives off its harbour and beaches, first seaside stop of the Cilento coast. Paestum and its temples are fifteen minutes away: sleeping here and walking the ruins at early morning is one of southern Campania's best-kept combinations.
Carciofo di Paestum · Pizza Napoletana · Caprese
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Next up: Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the town of the sea procession, Tuesday 29 June
Nearest airport: Napoli Capodichino, 85 km away
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📅 Every year, on 29 June; Our Lady of Constantinople is celebrated on 24 July with a sea procession
Agropoli celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June; on 24 July, instead, a distinctive celebration is held in honour of Our Lady of Constantinople, whose statue is carried in procession out to sea by the town's fishing boats.
A large, round artichoke head, the Romanesco type: Carciofo di Paestum, grown in the Sele plain since the 1920s, has held IGP status since 2004.
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Outside Agropoli, but an easy day trip away.
