Cape Palinuro

Cape Palinuro
A view of Capo Palinuro with the lighthouse on the top
Location in Campania
Cape Palinuro (Italy)
Coordinates: 40°01′35″N 15°16′30″E / 40.02639°N 15.27500°E / 40.02639; 15.27500

Cape Palinuro (Italian: Capo Palinuro) is located in southwestern Italy, approximately 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Salerno, in southern part of Cilento region. It is supposedly named after Palinurus, the helmsman of Aeneas' ship in Virgil's Aeneid.

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