Itinerari della Magna Graecia. La “Passeggiata di Parmenide” attraverso la “Via del Sale”: dalla polis di Elea al Monte Sacro “Gelbison”

The study focuses on the enhancement of the Inner Area of Cilento, in Campania. One of the main attractions of this area is represented by the archaeological sites of Magna Graecia, Paestum and Elea (Velia), the latter known as the cradle of the Eleatic philosophical school. From the flourishing port of Elea, mentioned several times by Virgilio, the ancient “Via del Sale” runs, for the supply of this precious product to the internal countries of the Vallo di Diano, up to the iron deposits on the slopes of Gelbison Mountain. Along this route, which ran along important waterways used as transport routes, strategic urban centers arose, including Ceraso, a place also known as the destination of the so-called “Passeggiata di Parmenide”. Through the valorisation of typical resources of the Cilento civilization, the strategic objective is to intercept the tourist flows coming from the Paestum and Velia sites, projecting them towards the rediscovery of places through the identification of plurithematic itineraries, triggering, in this way, entrepreneurial dynamics sustainable aimed at the repopulation of these areas.