Cilento or the Amalfi Coast: which suits your holiday?
Cilento and the Amalfi Coast are both in Campania, but they need not offer the same kind of holiday. The better choice depends on where you want to spend your days and what you want from the place you stay.
If the Amalfi Coast is the main reason for your trip, staying there or near your chosen transport connections may be the more practical option. If you want countryside, village visits and time to explore Cilento itself, a base here may suit you better.
Start with the holiday you want
Would you like to step out into a coastal town, with restaurants and sights close at hand? Or would you prefer to wake up in the hills and choose where to go after breakfast?
Neither is a better way to travel. They are different experiences, and being clear about your preference makes accommodation easier to choose.
Selvitelle is near Cicerale, in the Cilento countryside. It offers independent studios and outdoor space, rather than a location in an Amalfi Coast town.
Give Cilento its own time
Cilento has its own reasons to visit: the archaeological sites of Paestum and Velia, coastal places, inland villages and the varied landscapes of the national park.
If you choose to stay here, leave room for those places. Treating Cilento only as somewhere to sleep between excursions elsewhere can mean missing much of what makes a stay worthwhile.
You might spend one day visiting an archaeological site, another by the sea, and another close to your accommodation. There is no obligation to fit everything into the same trip.
Can you visit the Amalfi Coast from Cilento?
It is possible to plan an excursion, but the practicalities depend on your starting point, destination, season and transport. A journey to one coastal town is not interchangeable with a journey to another.
Check the full route, including transfers, parking where relevant and the return journey. If travelling by ferry, consult the operator's current timetable and conditions before setting off.
We would not choose a countryside base in Cilento solely on the assumption that visiting the Amalfi Coast every day will be quick or straightforward. If you want to explore both areas in depth, consider dividing your stay.
Choosing Selvitelle
Selvitelle may suit you if your holiday centres on a small place in nature, an independent studio and the freedom to alternate outings with quieter days.
Choose it because that is the stay you want. The Amalfi Coast can be a separate decision in your travel plans, rather than the measure of whether a holiday in Cilento is worthwhile.
See our studios or get to know Cilento before deciding.
