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Athena Lucana is one of the oldest settlements del Vallo di Diano, as the remains of the megalithic walls of the fourth century BC, even prehistoric, as suggested by the presence of caves in the valley ARENACCIA. It was founded by Pelasgians with the name of Larissa, the name of the capital of Thessaly, which means fortress. The Pelasgians founded the other two centers Tegiano and Consilina. This foundation is still visible in the track walls costiruite two rings, composed of a lower tell stacked boulders to one another to a height of 4 meters, the other top in the Middle Ages that was between them by high towers with Crossbowman , And Saracen loopholes in the outside and inside the narrow entrance. At the time Pelasgia Enotria followed a period and then a Greek, in particular Beotia Tespiedi Cuma which changed its name to Athena. It was then conquered by Lucani, which made it great, as we read in the marble literary variety, so it was one of 12 cities of their confederation. Meanwhile Rome with his armies began to reap achievements and also came to Athena, but preserved the ancient privileges, including the coinage and numismatic was designated as a city hall stand by with its laws. An important Oscan language inscription in Greek and spelling refers to the Roman institutions and is essential to find the knowledge of the administrative institutions in the passage from Luke domination than Roman. The Romans kept the theater this greek Acropolis of Athena and added a temple to Aesculapius (nell'800 found, a temple of Jupiter (evidenced by an epigraph), a temple of Cybele (also witnessed by an epigraph ), The baths, a forum and a paved amphitheater, came to light in 1880.numerose were the villas of the rich patricians campaign, concentrated in particular in the area Casata Fontana, which was attended private baths. Celebre is the Helvia gens, which belonged to the mother of Cicero, who hosted a night of April 58 BC during his flight to Brindisi el'esilio. In the ninth century Athena was destroyed by the Saracens. From the Middle Ages until the end of the feud was almost exclusive Sanseverino families and Caracciolo, with some feudal lord temporary.
Athena is pursuing a policy of upgrading the tourism sector, which ranks as the central place of Vallo di Diano. Indeed over the last ten years there has been a significant increase in capacity, increased from about 90 to 320 beds, while opening new restaurants with typical cuisine. E 'ongoing upgrading of the old town through recovery and reconstruction of streets, urban furniture with adjustment. The aim is to increase tourism and natural food as well as promote awareness of the many historical relics. A further development perspective is offered by the recent twinning with Melik, the center of the Greek region of Imathias motivated by the Greek roots that Athena has and which are still visible in the monuments and habits.
Athena also deserves attention for its old town full of churches from the eighteenth interiors, stone portals, noble palaces, medieval ruins and beautiful views.


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Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cilento
The presence of characteristic landscape Cilento and is the main and sometimes only, source of local populations, so that it becomes an integral part of their daily lives.
The olive tree in the Cilento National Park headquarters views, has ancient roots. Recent research archeobotaniche have documented the presence of olive already in the fourth century. BC, the tradition, however, wants the first plants were introduced by settlers Focesi, people of Greek origin. And the olive tree, among the temples of Paestum and the ruins of Velia, requires his presence to great authors' olive trees, olive trees ever! Amid olive trees are like sheep to frotta "writes Ungaretti (1933). In Cilento, not by chance, lived for many years, the famous American nutritionist Keys, the father of the Mediterranean diet, which in olive oil is one of the main allies in the results in a reduction of cholesterol silk, improves the functions of the cardiovascular, protects, with its support of phenolic substances, with severe abnormalities.

Fico Bianco del Cilento
The introduction in the Cilento of this plant, originating in South Asia, seems to be no earlier than the sixth century a. C. It is due to the Greek settlers in these areas had founded several cities. Roman authors and others to follow have praised the characteristics of agricultural products Cilento including the dried figs.

In many documents it is clear how the dried fig is the identification of Cilento. Already Cato, and then Varrone, who told the dried figs were commonly used in the Cilento and Lucania food as a basis of labor costs in the work camps. It 'easy to understand how this millennial coexistence has strongly influenced the local culture, something that transpires from the realization of the role played by Prince plant and the fruit of the fig tree, idiomatic expressions, in the stories, in fairy tales and all that is the expression' human imagination.

Still, in the middle of the'400 is documented in "Quaterna" customs of marine Cilento (1486), the existence of a thriving business of manufacturing and marketing of dried figs, launched on major markets like Italian food of honor.

This fruit was then gradually transformed from "bread of the poor" as was once defined, with fine food to be consumed mainly in the Christmas period.

in various ways (in their natural state, stuffed hazelnut or almonds, covered with chocolate or not) even on special occasions: typically, is on the table during Christmas.

They were remote times considered luxury goods or luxury as always considered real delicacies, sought by merchants interested in supplying the richest markets of the moment. The figs were therefore always been a major source of income but also basic food for local people in difficult periods in history, with the same abundance and the ability to keep for the entire year thanks to ' drying. Indeed, the action of the sea and mitigating the barrier to the cold winter from the north-east put the chain of the Apennines, together with good soil fertility and an optimal precipitation regime ideals are the pedo-climatic conditions that have made it plain that There was a remarkable spread of the crop in question, which has significantly characterized the rural landscape and helped to define the Cilento area suited for growing traffic since the Roman Empire. These factors, combined with ease of cultivation and the full adaptation of the species and varieties of pedoclimatico to contribute to confer, the figs cilentana dried those characteristics (flavor, sweetness, taste delicious and aromatic), particularly appreciated by consumers . Moreover, it is the right place emphasis on the fact that in addition to cultivation, the stages of drying and processing of the product are held entirely in the area of production, with agricultural structures and rural buildings, in a process of harmonious interaction between product, man and environment. Moreover, the ease of cultivation and plant resistance to plant diseases adversity has enabled the crop to earn the top positions in the approval of the farmer who has placed this plant on his entire company, specializing in culture or subsidiary.

The fig plants for thousands of years have characterized the landscape in Campania and in particular of Cilento.

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