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Located about 60km from the town of Salerno, Agropoli is one of the most important centers of the coastal province of Salerno, with a population of about twenty thousand inhabitants.


Located on the Cilento Coast, near West National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano, on the Tyrrhenian Sea at the southern Gulf of Salerno and south of Piana del Sele, now lives in economic activity from tourism, while that in the past role it was for the fishing and agriculture.


HISTORY
In antiquity at the mouth of the river testen opened a sheltered natural bay, now almost entirely silt, used by the Greeks Poseidonia close (the current Paestum) for trades with local populations, while in Roman times, developed a village called sea "Ercula" that flourished between the first century BC and fifth centuries D.C.

In the sixth century the Byzantines fortified the promontory giving it the name of "Akropolis" meaning "city set up". The city remained in the hands of the Byzantines all'882 up when he fell into the power of Saracens that occupied by about 882 to 915.

The feud Agropoli Norman returned in time under the jurisdiction of bishops, who at that time had established their headquarters in Capaccio, who owned except for short periods until the early decades of the fifteenth century when it was given by Pope Gregory XII to the king Ladislaus of Durres (1386-1414).

In 1436 the King Alfonso V of Aragon granted the fiefdoms of Agropoli and Castellabate to John Sanseverino count of Marsico and Baron of Cilento.
Agropoli subsequently passed to D'Ayerbe d'Aragona (1553), the Grimaldi (after 1564), to Arcella Caracciolo (1597), in Mendoza (1607), the principles of Filomarino Roccadaspide (1626), to Mastrillo (1650) and temporarily to Zattara.
>From 1500 to 1650 suffered numerous assaults by the Turks that the depopulation as to reduce the population to only a few hundred.
In 1660, the feud is purchased by the Dukes of Sanfelice that held until the end of feudality (1806).

The old town of Agropoli still retains much of the circuit of defensive walls with seventeenth-century portal of entry. Access is through the characteristic ascent of "staircases", one of the few visible examples of steps to climb and a door monumental very well preserved, which is formed by two openings: the right of the main door is a door arc deck, opened at the beginning of the twentieth century, between the two openings is visible a loophole that allowed the monitoring and possible defense. Over and above the front door you notice the marble emblem of the Dukes Delli Sanfelice Monti, the last feudal owners of the city. The door is an integral part of the city walls, built in local stone and consists of a southern arm and a leg northern focus on Castle and end the overhang of the "Crag" which was natural defense from invaders.

The castle, a plant with 3 triangular and circular towers, stands on a promontory engage inside the top antico of the village, while the base reaches out beyond the core area, as advanced fortification on the hill slope from sweetest and most exposed to attacks.
Around the walls of the castle turns a largo and deep moat, now well distinguishable only side to the village, while the height difference almost disappeared on the eastern side because of farm work and the failure of the land avutisi over the centuries.

Currently, the castle has taken on the appearance after restructuring old Aragonese (fifteenth century AD.) That must have greatly expanded the original triangular-shaped facility. Inside the castle is occupied by the military and a series of buildings on the edge of northern and eastern sides. The square, now used as a garden and outdoor theater, is not the result of an artificial filling, but is based directly on the rock incorporated in its time in the perimeter walls of the castle, while on the northern side is the "Room of the French", so call to remind the rest that you made the squad of French troops during the Napoleonic period.

Castle Agropoli is linked in particular to two characters: Luisa Sanfelice, minor character of the Neapolitan Revolution of 1799, whose story inspired the human novel by Alexandre Dumas (father) The San Felice and the French writer Marguerite Yourcenar environment that the story "Anna, soror."


TOURISM
The open coastal area extends for a length of about 3 km, is one of the sites of Community interest (SIC) and includes the "rock of St. Francis," the rock of "Trentova" (the latter famous for the panoramic feature that he linked to the mainland by a thin strip of land a foot forward) and a series of small coves that there are up to the beautiful beach of Punta Vallone before Tresino.

Towards the north, instead extends a long beach (crossed by several streams) that reaches up to the archaeological area of Paestum.

The territory of the Cilento National Park boasts the largest number of typical products recently approved by the Ministry of Agriculture. Trademark Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) and Typical Geographic Indication (IGT) of locally produced wine is added to the production of extra virgin olive oil Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and liquor of various kinds.

A typical dish of Agropoli are anchovies that are using many traditional recipes: "mbuttunate", "arreganate, marinated or salted."

As for other products typical of the area, in addition to the Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, with mozzarella vaccination "co 'on mortedda" to cacioricotta goat Cilento and "caciocavallo" typical examples are honey, artichoke round Paestum Protected Geographical Indication (IGP), the chickpea Cicerale of the bean Controne, the fig White Cilento; also renowned production of sweet figs and chocolate figs.
Among the meats deserve mention bacon or "Longarella" and "soppressata" of Gioi, between species of fish anchovies "menaica."

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