Cilento

Cilento
UNESCO World Heritage Site
View from Mount Cervati
Cilento is located in Campania
Cilento
Location within Campania
Cilento is located in Italy
Cilento
Location within Italy
LocationProvince of Salerno, Campania, Italy
Part ofCilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
CriteriaCultural: (iii)(iv)
Reference842
Inscription1998 (22nd Session)
Coordinates40°17′24″N 15°28′34″E / 40.290°N 15.476°E / 40.290; 15.476
National Park nearby Cannalonga

Cilento (Italian: [tʃiˈlɛnto]) is an Italian mountain range (part of the Lucan Apennines), which gives its name to a geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the province of Salerno. It is an important tourist area of southern Italy.