Acciaroli

Acciaroli
Acciaroli
	Frazione
	Acciaroli in 2017
	Locator map within the province and the municipality
	Acciaroli Location of Acciaroli in Italy
	Coordinates: 40°10′51.61″N15°01′40.92″E / 40.1810028°N 15.0280333°E Coordinates: 40°10′51.61″N15°01′40.92″E / 40.1810028°N 15.0280333°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Comune	Pollica
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (2009 [1] )
• Total	645
Demonym(s)	Acciarolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84068
Dialing code	(+39) 0974
Website	Official website

Last updated May 11, 2020

Acciaroli is an Italian hamlet ( frazione ), the most populous in the comune of Pollica, Province of Salerno, in the Campania Region.

Geography

Acciaroli is a port on the Cilento coast on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The largest township in its comune, followed by the hamlet of Pioppi, it is six kilometers from Pollica, 20 from Santa Maria di Castellabate, 17 from Velia, 30 from Agropoli, and 70 from Salerno.

Tourism

The town is a part of "Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park", whose natural environment is made up of the "maquis shrubland" typical of the Mediterranean region.

It is a major tourist destination, especially during summer, because it has grown famous nationally for its water quality, having earned the "Blue Flag beach" title^[2] and the "Five Sails" of Legambiente , an Italian environmentalist association, for several years.

Culture

After World War II, Ernest Hemingway chose Acciaroli as a place to stay during trips to Italy.

Centenarians

In 2016, scientists studied the town because of its unusually high number of centenarians, some 300, with 20 percent of those reaching the age of 110.^[3] This longevity occurs despite the fact that many of the elderly in Acciaroli smoke or are overweight.

The centenarians of Acciaroli are also known to have very low rates of heart disease and of Alzheimer’s disease.^[4]

Gallery

Remains of the coastal tower "Torre La Punta".
The beach of "Torre La Punta", on the natural reserve "Oasi Blu La Punta".^[5]

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References

↑ (in Italian) Infos on italia.indettaglio.it
↑ Blueflag.org Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "In One Italian Village, Nearly 300 Residents Are Over 100 Years Old" (NPR)
↑ Remote Italian Village Could Harbor Secrets of Healthy Aging, UC San Diego Health, March 29, 2016
↑ (in Italian) Oasi Blu La Punta Archived 2014-09-27 at the Wayback Machine on WWF website

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[1] (in Italian) Infos on italia.indettaglio.it

[2] Blueflag.org Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "In One Italian Village, Nearly 300 Residents Are Over 100 Years Old" (NPR)

[4] Remote Italian Village Could Harbor Secrets of Healthy Aging, UC San Diego Health, March 29, 2016

[5] (in Italian) Oasi Blu La Punta Archived 2014-09-27 at the Wayback Machine on WWF website