Salerno view – Aragonese Moat, Arechi Castle loop from Vietri sul Mare

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Salerno view – Aragonese Moat, Arechi Castle loop from Vietri sul Mare

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Salerno view – Aragonese Moat, Arechi Castle loop from Vietri sul Mare

04:55

15.0km

660m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Restaurant

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946 m

The "Porta del Principe", ruins of an unfinished church which dates back to the early 1900s.

The pointed arch of one of the facades of the church will frame the splendid panorama of the city of Salerno and its gulf.

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3.66 km

Viewpoint

4.31 km

Salerno Cathedral

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The Duomo, as it is called in Salerno, was founded in 1076 and has a courtyard surrounded by porticoes on four sides. A grand Romanesque doorway, called Porta dei Leoni …

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8.23 km

Salerno view

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Reaching the Arechi castle and the Bastille you can enjoy a magnificent view of Salerno and the gulf. Trekking shoes are recommended.

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9.00 km

View of Salerno and the Gulf from the Castello di Arechi

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The Castello di Arechi is a medieval castle, located at a height of about 300 meters above sea level, overlooking the city and the Gulf of Salerno.

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9.14 km

Aragonese Moat, Arechi Castle

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Info on the Castle of Arechi:
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_di_Arechi

Trekking shoes recommended.

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9.51 km

Bastiglia Trail

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it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastiglia_(Salerno)

Trekking clothing and sturdy shoes.

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9.93 km

The Bastiglia of Salerno

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Info on the Bastille (the tower)
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastiglia_(Salerno)

Trekking shoes recommended.

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End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.37 km

3.81 km

3.71 km

603 m

443 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.13 km

3.47 km

1.49 km

1.30 km

959 m

603 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

22°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

April 18, 2022,Wanderung

It's a great tour, but if you walk without a map it will be really difficult as the markers (red/white) don't come that often and there are many possible paths on the route. You should rather do the tour with suitable shoes, as it gets a bit slippery with sneakers. Was a nice experience and sometimes a bit off the …

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March 9, 2025,Salerno, Anello: Castello Arechi - Bastiglia- monte San Liberatore - Porta del Principe

Spring day with 18°-20° at 13:00. Tour organized in a few hours yesterday evening, initially there were only 2 of us then we formed this nice group. Having little time available we opted for this "local" tour but no less beautiful for that ... sometimes you imagine beautiful things far from us instead just 20 minutes by car we were …

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March 9, 2025,Hike

I thank all the friends who appreciated this "Hike". I specify that this is the Polar recording that I do in parallel with the Komoot recording to compare the data (distance, altitude, elevation gain, duration, etc.) and I had yet another proof that the Polar data, detected with my Polar Grit x Pro, are incorrect due to a known bug …

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January 13, 2024,Hiking Tour: sulle alture di Salerno

(Polar Recording)

I monitored the weather forecast for the weekend for several days then I preferred to bring forward the usual Sunday excursion to Saturday because the forecast for January 14th was not favorable throughout the province. We'll see tomorrow …
Many friends had work commitments. Even though there were only 2 of us today, @Aannunzi and I, we had …

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