South of Palinuro and the peninsula with the cape of the same name, stretches the kilometre-long sandy beach Spiaggia Mingardo, which, before Marina di Camerota, is separated into individual, spectacularly rock-framed coves by the steep coast moving closer to the sea. Above the brightly coloured rocks stand the ruins of medieval “Saracen towers”, where the population was watched for invaders or pirates. This impressive stretch of coast is also known as the ‘Cilentan Riviera’. Read more