Cape Palinuro

Cape Palinuro is located in southwestern Italy, approximately 50 miles southeast of Salerno, in southern part of Cilento region. It is supposedly named after Palinurus, the helmsman of Aeneas' ship in Virgil's Aeneid.

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Type: Cape
Description: cape in Italy
Also known as: “Capo Palinuro”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Palinuro Lighthouse and Molpa.

Cape Palinuro Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Capo Palinuro Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in the south-western Italy, roughly 40 miles south-west of Salerno, in the southern part of Cilento.

Molpa

Archaeological site

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Molpa is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km east of Cape Palinuro.

Scoglio Mingardo

Islet

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Scoglio Mingardo is an islet, which is situated 4 km east of Cape Palinuro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palinuro and Caprioli.

Palinuro

Village

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Palinuro is an Italian small town, the most populated civil parish of Centola, Province of Salerno, in the Campania region. The name of the town is derived from Palinurus, the helmsman of Aeneas, as recorded in the fifth and sixth books of the Aeneid.

Caprioli

Hamlet

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Caprioli is a Southern Italian village and hamlet of Pisciotta, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2009 its population was of 121. Caprioli is situated 7 km north of Cape Palinuro.