Pioppi


Pioppi is an Italian hamlet in the municipality of Pollica, located in Cilento, Campania region. Its name means poplars in the Italian language.

History

The area of the actual village was a dependency of the Benedectine Abbey of Cava de' Tirreni. In the year 994 a church was built, named Sancta Maria de li Puppi. Around the building grew a fisherman's village, totally destroyed during the Sicilian Vespers and rebuilt some years later.

Geography

This coastal village by the Tyrrhenian Sea is located between Acciaroli and Marina di Casalvelino. It is 10 km from the Ancient Greek town of Velia and 4,6 from Pollica.

Tourism

Pioppi, part of Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, is a tourist destination, especially in the summer. Due to the quality of its water, it has won the "Blue Flag Beach" award for several years.
One of its sights is the Museo Vivo del Mare, located in an ancient building named Palazzo Vinciprova.

People

There is a book named after this little village called The Pioppi Diet by Aseem Malhotra and Donal O’Neill.