Top 20 Natural Monuments around Castiglione Del Genovesi

Classic car landing for hikers who don't feel like walking too much :)

Spring water fountain, here you can stock up before heading towards the Sanctuary of San Michela

The Hermitage of San Magno is an ancient natural cave located on the mountain of the same name, in which - according to a deep-rooted tradition - the Bishop of Trani San Magno took refuge during his escape from the persecutions of Decius. In fact, it would seem that during his long pilgrimage from Trani to Rome, he stopped at this hermitage which today bears his name, from 220 to 230 AD. Here he would have done the work of catechising the local population, to whom he would have appeared after his death in 251 AD, asking them to build a hermitage in the cave where he had lived. An image of the Saint, believed to be miraculous, is frescoed on the rock wall and dated 1541.

From here, take the CAI 115 path to reach Pizzo San Michele. There is a fairly bumpy paved road that allows you to reach the place, with an open space for parking

The area extends between the territories of Calvanico and Fisciano, in the province of Salerno, which is only 15 km away. We are located within the protected area of the Monti Picentini Regional Park, about 700 meters above sea level.

The naturalistic area of Frassineto is a forest of about 82 hectares, mainly made up of tall trees, such as ash trees (from which it takes its name) but you will also find beech and chestnut trees.

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Mai from https://www.ulyxes.it/monte-mai-ee: The name of the Monti Mai certainly derives from the Latin word "maior", large. Some ancient papers and the same reports of Giustino Fortunato, illustrious explorer of the Picentini, also report the diction Maj. Main ridge of the homonymous mountain group, elongated in the ESE-WNW direction, the peak is located at the convergence of three ridges, impervious and interrupted by gaps, rocky crags and secondary peaks. The Monti Mai belong to the westernmost subgroup of the Monti Picentini, one of the largest mountain groups in southern Italy and part of the homonymous regional park. They are characterized by Mesozoic carbonate platform rocks and to a lesser extent by Triassic dolomites and marls. The vegetation that covers the Monti Mai is mainly represented by beech trees that cover the upper part, over 800 m, and chestnut trees on the slopes. The fauna, very rich, like that of all the Picentini Mountains, consists of large mammals, such as the wolf, the fox, the badger, the wild boar; birds of prey such as the peregrine falcon, the buzzard, the sparrowhawk, the goshawk; the black woodpecker, long-eared owl, dipper, kingfisher; amphibians such as the Apennine frog, the European green toad, the spectacled salamander, the fire salamander.

Summit of Monte Mai, where you can admire a breathtaking view that ranges from the Gulf of Salerno to Vesuvius, with an overview of the highest peaks of the Picentini Mountains.