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July 10, 2024 Travel Stories

Holiday Cilento Felix: A Week of Slow Living in the Cilento

Imagine a holiday where every day turns into a small, unhurried adventure — mornings that begin with birdsong instead of alarms, and evenings that end with a glass of local wine and nowhere you have to be. That is the idea behind Holiday Cilento Felix: not a checklist of sights, but a week of living the Cilento the way the Cilento lives.

A house in the countryside

Your base is a country house wrapped in green — a quiet refuge where time genuinely slows down. The day opens with a yoga session in the open air, under the wide Cilento sky, followed by a slow walk to the village and a browse through a little local shop. Nothing is far; nothing is rushed.

Days on the water

The Cilento coast is paradise for anyone who loves the sea. One day you’ll board a sailing boat and glide along turquoise water toward Punta Tresino, stopping to dive into hidden coves and eat a long, lazy lunch on deck — wind in your hair, sun on your skin, and a coastline that has barely changed in centuries.

Days on the land

Other days belong to the land: a morning in a buffalo dairy watching mozzarella being born (and eating it minutes later), an afternoon among the Greek temples of Paestum, an underground walk through the fairy-tale stalactites of the Castelcivita caves, and — our favourite small pleasure — an hour in a pomegranate orchard, picking fruit straight from the tree.

Villages by e-bike

The inland Cilento is dotted with stone villages that look lifted from a postcard. Exploring them by e-bike is the most enjoyable (and most sustainable) way in — cobbled lanes, panoramic ridges, a basket slowly filling with local produce, and a picnic in a vineyard to finish.

Holiday Cilento Felix isn’t just a holiday — it’s a journey of the senses, and an excuse to rediscover the pleasure of small things.

Every Felix week is arranged around you — group size, pace, and appetite included. Tell us when you’d like to come, and we’ll start sketching your week.