Hotels San Cipriano Picentino, Guesthouses San Cipriano Picentino and Residences San Cipriano Picentino

San Cipriano Picentino is situated just behind Salerno, and develops in the middle of the surrounding green hills and glorious countryside. Located a short distance from the sea and surrounded by impressive mountains, San Cipriano Picentino gives tourists the possibility to spend pleasant holidays here while enjoying both sea, mountains and culture. It is particularly famous because it hosted two illustrious intellectuals: the fifteenth-century poet Jacopo Sannazaro and the acclaimed philosopher Benedetto Croce.

Hotels in San Cipriano Picentino give guests the possibility to spend pleasant naturalistic holidays here while discovering the traditional flavours and tastes of Campania and the province of Salerno. The local farm houses, that welcome tourists with the utmost warmth and hospitality, give them the possibility to experience a closer touch with nature while tasting genuine local products and excellent gastro delights. San Cipriano Picentino's guest houses boast a long tradition of tourist hospitality, and welcome guests with the utmost courtesy and kindness.

San Cipriano Picentino nestles on the eastern slopes of the high Mount Monna, and its lovely hamlets are all dotted with natural landscapes, picturesque manor houses and ancient farms.
Tourists will have the possibility to undertake plenty of interesting excursions: the nearby village of Vignale hosts the church of St. Eustachio and the small church of St. Biagio; Filetta is home to the fourteenth-century church of St. John the Baptist; Montevetrano is dominated by the impressive ruins of an ancient medieval castle. Not to be missed are the Itineraries of Messer Jacopo and Don Benedetto, fascinating footpaths that lead across the places where Sannazaro and Croce lived.
San Cipriano Picentino gives tourists the possibility to enjoy breathtaking views over Salerno and its beguiling sea. The city's funniest event is the popular Sagra della Castagna (Festival of Chestnut), that is held every year on the last Sunday in October. The festival's most important moment is its picturesque horse race, the so-called “Palio del Ciuccio”.