If you are planning your trip to the enchanting Cilento it is likely that you will be spoiled for choice, because in addition to having numerous beaches and offering numerous scenarios and services, they all present dream settings. The most popular Cilento beaches are suggestive coves and long stretches of golden sand, surrounded by the fresh and colorful typical Mediterranean vegetation and the award-winning sea crystal clear and pristine. Among the most beautiful beaches in Cilento we can include those of Santa Maria di castellabate, Or the Beach del Lago and that of Pozzillo, or the beaches of San Marco of Castellabate and Baia Arena, but above all the Punta Licosa beach and that of Ogliastro Marina, which we will analyze in more depth.
Punta Licosa beach
Along the rocky coast of Punta Licosa you will be greeted by a set of suggestive strips of sand that form welcoming beaches, but you will also admire the small port of Punta Licosa, a point of reference for bathers who want to sunbathe and dive into this blue and uncontaminated, typically Cilento. All around, you will be greeted by the lush vegetation of the Castellabate Marine Park.
Punta Licosa is made up of delightful little beaches with seabeds and inlets that deserve to be admired by diving in with a mask to discover their plant species , fauna marine, but also by typically Mediterranean flowers and plants, shrubs, verdant trees and scented flowers
If you are among those who love to admire places while at sea, take the opportunity to rent a boat: you can go from San Marco di Castellabate to Punta Licosa via a suggestive 2-hour itinerary and a difference in altitude of only 40 metres, which represents the dream for all lovers of trekking and aquatic landscapes. Departing from San Marco di Castellabate you will first pass through mastic trees, carob trees, Aleppo pines and myrtles, then along the coast and under the sun.
Many already know that the famous film "Welcome to the South" was filmed right in Punta Licosa: right at the southernmost point are the Ogliastro Marina beach and the Baia Arena beach.
The beach of Ogliastro Marina
The beach of Ogliastro Marina is only 200 meters long and reaches up to the Licosa promontory, you will reach it passing through the small square of the seaside resort of the same name. If you are looking for comfort and carefreeness, here you can have numerous perfectly served beaches, although there is no shortage of free areas either.
The Ogliastro Marina beach is located near Punta Licosa, in National Park of Cilento and Vallo di Diano and in the Marine Protected Area of Santa Maria di Castellabate, where the typical local marine flora and fauna live protected, for example, the Licosa red mullet, red with golden streaks.
Ogliastro is a town particularly appreciated for its numerous natural wonders and the cleanliness of its beaches, so much so that Caretta caretta sea turtles lay their eggs here.
The beach of Ogliastro Marina is long and narrow, is made up of fine, silvery sand and is surrounded by fresh Mediterranean scrub; if you are looking for comfort, you will find perfectly equipped beaches, and accommodation facilities such as hotels and Bed&Breakfasts of all kinds.
The beach of Ogliastro Marina has been awarded the FEE blue flag, a prize which, in reality, this beach has been winning for years now thanks to the excellent quality of its transparent and crystalline waters.
