Upper Tyrrhenian Cosentino · Riviera dei Cedri
Aieta
A mountain village of the Pollino National Park, dominated by Monte Ciagola, a short distance from the sea.
Aieta is a small town of about 700 inhabitants in the province of Cosenza, a mountain village a short distance from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Geography
The territory is part of the Pollino National Park and rises to Monte Ciagola, at 1,463 metres. Though not far from the sea, Aieta preserves typically mountain cultural and culinary traditions.
History
For centuries Aieta included present-day Praia a Mare, which was its maritime hamlet until 1928.
Getting there
By car via the A2 “del Mediterraneo” motorway; by train on the Tyrrhenian railway line; the nearest airport is Lamezia Terme.
Places
What to see around here.
Itineraries through here
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3 daysWellness & spaNature and Pollino in three days
Three days among spa, Palaeolithic cave and mountains of the Pollino National Park.
6 stops4 townsMarch–NovemberSee the stops -
4 daysWellness & spaNature and Pollino in four days
Four days among spa, cave, mountains and river in the Pollino National Park.
8 stops5 townsMarch–NovemberSee the stops
Frequently asked questions
- It is a mountain village of the Pollino National Park (Monte Ciagola, 1,463 m), but a short distance from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Is Aieta in the mountains or by the sea?
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