From your arrival airport, you will make your way to the starting point of the Cammino San Nilo in the seaside town of Sapri.
You will spend the night in a carefully selected B&B so that you can have a fresh start of the Cammino's first leg.

Starting from the milestone located on the seafront, you'll walk through Sapri's town center via Piazza Plebiscito, home of the main church. You'll proceed to the outskirts of townwhere you'll find the dirt road to Torraca.
Climbing along the hillside you'll turn around to the amazing view of the bay of Sapri and gulf of Policastro.
Before reaching Torraca, explore the ruins the ancient Church of San Fantino, mentor of San Nilo.

Distance: 10.1 km
Lowest point: 11 m
Highest point: 573 m

Starting from the San Fantino neighborhood of Torraca, you find yourself at the edge of the Mercurion region, in Greek times a refuge for Italo-Greek monasticism.
After a beautiful and sometimes challenging climb, you'll walk across woodland and open fields via the Hamlet of Battaglia to Casaletto Spartano, home of the Capelli di Venere waterfall (lit.: Hair of Venus).

Distance: 15.1 km
Lowest point: 354 m
Highest point: 697 m

From Casaletto Spartano, you will cross "otter valley" before starting your short yet steep climb to the old town of Tortorella. From there, you will enter the Farneto woods toward the town of Morigerati, where you will come across a medieval bridge before entering the picturesque town with its 270 degree view on the eastern part of Cilento.

Distance: 10.2 km
Lowest point: 140 m
Highest point: 565 m

After leaving Morigerati, you can visit the WWF Oasis, with its ancient watermill, impressive cave and beautiful fresh waterfalls. From there, you can choose between 2 alternatives: a fun and challenging 600m /1800ft climb through the woods, or a detour through the town of Sicilì, mostly on paved road. Either route will take you to the cave sanctuary of San Michele. From there, you'll take a relaxing walk to Caselle in Pittari, whose old town is definitely worth a visit.

Distance: 9.8 km
Lowest point: 153 m
Highest point: 592 m

From Caselle, you will walk a short distance over the road to the edge of town, where you will find the trail that leads to Rofrano. This part of the San Nilo trail coincides with the pilgrimage route to the famous Monte Sacro sanctuary on Mount Gelbison, where thousands of people travel on foot every year.

Distance: 16.7 km
Lowest point: 418 m
Highest point: 754 m

From the town of Rofrano, you will walk first toward the historic town of Laurito, which features a number of interesting places to visit, among which the anvient church of San Filippo d'Agira. The church features renaissance frescos that contain many references to the Italo-Greek roots of this Sicilian saint.
From Laurito, you'll find the trail to Montano Antilia, highest village of the entire Cilento National Park.

Distance: 11.9 km
Lowest point: 335 m
Highest point: 704 m

From Montano Antilia, you can either proceed via road to Futani, then on to Cuccaro Vetere, or walk through the olive groves down to the hamlet of Massicelle, which will connect to a beautiful trail through woodland and hillsides. You will come across the old Abbey of Santa Cecilia before reaching San Nazario, where San Nilo was welcomed and later tonsured as part of his path towards a monastic life.

Distance: 22.8 km
Lowest point: 222 m
Highest point: 713 m

From San Nazario, you will proceed to San Mauro la Bruca, which, from its village square, offers a stunning view of the Cilento coast. From there, you take a slow and meandering descent towards Palinuro, one of the most visited seaside towns in Cilento, famous for its archeological finds on the so-called Molpa and the beautiful coastline on its peninsula called Capo Palinuro

Distance: 15.1 km
Lowest point: 29 m
Highest point: 325 m

From your final accommodation in Palinuro, you can choose to hang out at the seaside a bit longer, make your way back to the airport, or travel on to the next stop on your journey.