Cape Palinuro
 A view of Capo Palinuro with the lighthouse on the top | |
  Cape Palinuro Location in Campania  Cape Palinuro Cape Palinuro (Italy) | |
| Location |
Capo Palinuro Palinuro Campania Italy |
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| Coordinates | 40°01′35″N 15°16′30″E / 40.02639°N 15.27500°ECoordinates: 40°01′35″N 15°16′30″E / 40.02639°N 15.27500°E |
Cape Palinuro (Italian : Capo Palinuro) is located in southwestern Italy, approximately 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Salerno, in southern part of Cilento region. It is supposedly named after Palinurus, the helmsman of Aeneas' ship in Virgil's Aeneid.[1]
Geography
Northern side of the cape is the location of Palinuro, a touristic hamlet of Centola. Southern side faces in the Gulf of Policastro, and is far 6 km from Marina di Camerota.
Cape Palinuro
See also
References
- ↑ Virgil Aeneid, ed. and trans. Dryden, John Perseus Project Retrieved on 1 February 2011.
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