Marina di Camerota

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Marina di Camerota is a little town, the largest hamlet (frazione) of Camerota (SA) more than its seat, in Campania region (Italy). Marina di Camerota lies on the southern side of Cilento, by Tyrrhenian Sea, and it is the port of its "commune". The town is 5 kms from Camerota, 8 from Palinuro and 90 from Salerno. The town, located on 40°N parallel, is the southernmost inhabited area of Campania.
The town of Marina is a part of "Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park", whose natural environment is composed of "Maquis", typical of mediterranean countries. It is strongly receptive for tourism, especially in summer, due to the quality of its water; which give it the Blue Flag beach every year from 2003.
Marina di Camerota is also interesting for its paleontologic caves, with human fossils discovered in '80s. One of these caves, located in Lentiscella zone, is a museum which accommodates the "Lion of Caprera" (Leone di Caprera), a little schooner which in 1880-1881 traversed the Atlantic Ocean from Montevideo to Livorno.
Another point of interest is represented by 3 "telegraph towers", built by Bourbons and included in a system of defence and communication points, along the southern side of the tyrrhenian coast.
The town was a place of emigration to South America, especially to Venezuela, in the 19th century. The relationship with the american country is still strong, evidenced, for example, by a statue of Simón Bolívar built in the middle of village, in front of the harbour side.