Laurino: flight around the Gorges of Heat
GRAND TOUR BLOG | 11 October 2019

Laurino: flight around the Gorges of Heat

It launches suspended from a steel cable, covering a distance of 600 meters 4-500 meters high, hanging over the river Heat, breathtaking scenery. A minute of pure adrenaline. The end point is the center of Laurino, amphitheater recovered.

Gorges of the River Calore

The Cilento Park It offers numerous trails in the nature and history, between water, forests and ridges. The heat, tributary of the Sele River, He has carved gorges over time, especially in the stretch between Felitto and Magliano Nuovo. It is here that there is a miser landscape views, but full of beautiful paintings. From Felitto you follow the signs to the Gorges of the Heat down to the picnic area where you can park for Remolino.

Laurino

On the highest area of ​​the Heat, at the foot of the chain that ends halfway up the mountain Horse widens Laurino, once remarkable and remarkable city. His posture is on a hill 570 m. above sea level. The country located in strong and safe place for nature had in the center a higher Castle, It was surrounded by solid walls with defense towers; which proves that it had to be a strong bulwark in medieval times against the raids of the barbarians and the assaults of the feudal militias. Has he walked for three doors now destroyed. One was called S. Benedict or Monks, the other of packed southwest, the third to the east led into the hole or the main square. This third was defended by two other ports outside the walls with crenellated fortresses for sure defense in the assaults of enemies. The modern carriageway to take place in step did demolish and remove all these old buildings.



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