Nature and relaxation oasis of Alento River

The river Alento

The Alento is a river in Campania that extends 36 km within the region.
Born from Mount Le Corne, Gorga locations in the town of Stio, located in National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano.

The river flows in a pristine valley and has numerous small tributaries that increase the scope. In the territory of Prignano Cilento, the course is crossed by the Alento dam, It realized between the eighties and nineties of the twentieth century.

The dam has created an artificial lake spread over 1,50 km², source of water for local agriculture. Before flowing into the Tyrrhenian, Alento flows at the ruins of the ancient Greek polis Elea.

The Oasis of the river Alento

The Oasis Alento river is located in the heart of the National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano, within a 'area SIC (Site of Community Importance) which includes much of the river Alento.

The Oasis is a large bird park offering numerous tourism services. Inside there is a dam that, damming the river, gives rise to an artificial lake 1,7 km².

Along the right bank of the river there is the Oasis, which safeguards biodiversity through conservation activities. The natural habitat is the Oasis Heritage.

The natural habitat of the Oasis is an attractive and original offers numerous activities and relaxation in the open, nestled in the heart of Cilento.

The guided tour of the dam

The guided tour of the Oasis begins with the introduction of the history of the dam construction phases, the commissioning, by the materials used for the water energy exploitation, the use of renewable energy.

Proceeding with the path are explained technical information and was invited to a reading of the landscape: combination of artificial and natural elements.

The visit ends with the transition within the "tunnels", galleries in which it is possible to observe the instrumentation used to monitor the dam

The botanical garden

The botanical garden oasis is born from the recovery of native plants, It encompasses a wide variety of categorized plants for educational and scientific purposes.

Inside there are five areas of the Cilento: the Mediterranean, l'area Umida, the deep sea grasslands, the coastal area and the small fields.

Walking inside the vegetable you can discover the various vegetation types.
Heritage of the highest scientific and historical-cultural value.

Riding between nature

Within the complex of the Alento River, there is a fully equipped equestrian field through which you can organize activities with horses and / or take riding lessons. There are, Moreover, different paths around the lake and along the river passable for the horse riding.

Trekking ed hiking

The naturalistic excursion to know the environment and vegetation downstream of the dam.

It makes a careful reading of the surrounding landscape and habitats that make it up.

During the path are placed under observation botanical components, fauna of the area and thanks to their analysis it is possible to grasp the variety of ecosystems present.

Area picnic

Equipped with the necessary to spend a day in the open, the picnic area is a self-managed with wooden tables, barbecue fixed and large green spaces.