| The National Park of Cilento |
| The second
national Park of Italy for extension (178.172 protected
hectares - D. L. n° 394 of 6.12.1991), Reserve of
biosphere Mab-Unesco, Patrimony world Unesco, center
of one of the most ancient medical schools and one of
the most ancient and important schools of thought (Elea
- Parmenide and Zenone, century V to C.), country of
the Mediterranean Diet (rediscovered by Ancel Keys,
inventor of the famous Ration Kappa). Cilento has, therefore,
noble origins and a prestigious present. The national
Park of Cilento extends northward Agropoli-Castellabate,
Scario southward. Westward there are 100 Kms of coast
bathed by a clear sea that it assures the blue Flag
of Europe and the Five sails to different places like:
(Castellabate, Agropoli and Pollica). The peaks of Cilento
are rich of vegetation (they are around 2000 the floristic
kinds till now individualized and of rare faunistics
kinds (wolf, wild cat, black woodpecker, and royal eagle). |
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St. Costabile
Gentilcore was the most important person of the history
of Castellabate. He was the IVth abbot of Trinità
of Cava de’ Tirreni. The 10th October 1123 he
became abbot and the same year he started to build the
castle which has been named CASTRUM ABBATIS becoming
later Castellabate.
Simeone, the following abbot completed the castle and
during the years he always helped population; Castellabate
became slowly the most important domain in Cilento.
1553 the lawyer Marino Freccia bought Castellabate.
After years he sold the property to Carlo Caracciolo.
Then Castellabate was property of the Loffredo family;
then of Filomarino family which were earl of Rocca d’Aspide.
1619 Francesco Matarazzo, son and heir of Alessandro
and Tommaso Filomarino della Rocca got permission to
sell castle and further property. Following to the sale
Castellabate became property of Granito family, which
got the title of ‘marquis’ the 29th novembre
1745. The 20th July 1767, following heritage the property
passed to Angelo and then to his son Luigi. As Luigi
didn’t have children the castle and property passed
to his nephew and then to his nephew’s son Angelo
(21.10.1782 – 29.06.1861).
Angelo married Paolina.Pignatelli, princess of Belmonte.
Later their son Gioacchina (02.11.1849) became prince
of Belmonte (03.04.1887).
Slowly the population of Castellabate reconquested the
sea. People added then fisching to farmer activity.
At the end of XIXth century fisching was the principal
source of economy. At the mean time other activities
grew in Castellabate.In Santa Maria die Castellabate
grew ship- building and preservation and diffusion of
fish on the whole national market. |
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