The beach and the Cliff of San Francesco

Right before the famous baia di Trentova (Trentova bay) there is a very evocative inlet, the San Francesco beach (or San Francesco bay) in Agropoli that is named after the cliff standing in front of it, where according to legend San Francesco begun preaching to fish and birds as local people would not listen to him.

The beach is not that wide. It is a pebble beach so you better wear proper shoes. Right in front of the beach, in the middle of the crystal clear sea of Agropoli, there is the scoglio di San Francesco (San Francesco’s Cliff) with a cross on it. You can reach it by swimming.

The unique peculiarity of this cliff is that even coastal storms cannot sink it; it is always visible on the surface of water. According to legend, the sea cannot sink it for this cliff was meant to be San Francesco’s pulpit.

To reach San Francesco beach from the centre of Agropoli just walk or drive along (2 km) via San Francesco. Once you reach the church of the same name you can park your car at the church’s car park.

Then, follow the path that leads to a stairway to the beach.

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