Grand Hotel Paestum Tenuta Lupo

Because of its unique geographical location and Five Star Award - winning quality of services, Michelin Listing for the 2006 Guide, and the particular attention paid to the kitchen, trained by the renowned L’Etoile di Sottomarina, Italy and, L’Ecole LeNotre, France, in charge, The Grand Hotel Tenuta Lupo offers to its guests an unparalleled opportunity for vacation relaxation, holiday celebrations, business meetings, conferences and congresses, and catering /banquet services.

The Grand Hotel Tenuta Lupό is located in the Laura Zone of the Capaccio Coastline. The Laura Zone is one of the largest communities in the Southern Italian Province of Salerno, located between the Ocean Outlet of the River Sele and the Archaeological site of ancient Paestum. Paestum is centrally located in the large plain of Sele, surrounded by the mountain chains of the Cilento, the Alburni and the Picentini, the town of Salerno to the North, and kissed by the Mediterranean on the West. Just to the North there are the world famous Amalfi Coast and the Island of Capri. On the South lays the Cilento Coast and the National Nature Preserve of Punta Licosa. For thousands of years, the plains, mountains and sea of this beautiful region have attracted people from all cultures and all over the world. In fact, according to Greek Mythology, Jason and the Argonauts landed here at the Outlet of the River Sele after the conquest of the ‘Golden Veil’, and it is here they built the Temple for the Goddess Hera Argiva. The archaeological history of our zone attracts many people because through it’s evidence the history of many civilizations of the oenological and modern periods may be tracked. Moreover, you may literally walk along in the footsteps of the Greek-Sybarites, of Samnites, and of course of the Romans – Ovidio Nasone, himself praised Paestum for its beautiful roses! During the late – Roman period, Paestum became a marshland because of devastating deforestation in the high Sele, and therefore the people migrated to the mountain of Capaccio, where may be found Capaccio Vecchio and the Sanctuaria della Madonna del Granato. Capaccio later became the Episcopal Seat of the world for many centuries, dating from 1100 AD. Also of local and Medieval historical importance was the dramatic ending to the Conspiracy of the Cilentan Barons against Emperor Federico II in 1244 AD. Paestum was literally abandoned, with even the trees and vegetables neglected and forgotten. It was only rediscovered again circa 1750AD, and re-emerged as a place of learning, especially for poets including J.W. Goethe. On into the 18th Century the zone was renowned for its hunting, and the buildings of that period were equipped especially for this purpose as you may still see in the Ancient Master’s Residence of Tenuta Lupo. During the first half of the 1900’s, Paestum was reclaimed for rural cultivation and given over to the breeding of buffalo – the zone is today world famous for its typical Buffalo Mozzerella. And in the mid-1900’s, Paestum – Capaccio was reclaimed for the Allies when American troops landed there in 1943. Since the 1960’s the zone has been steadily growing as an important tourist and educational site.

The Grand Hotel Tenuta Lupo is located in Paestum – Capaccio, Zona Laura, in the province of Salerno in southern Italy. It is located within the site proper, just 2 km from the ancient walls and Temples of an historically significant ancient Greek – Sybarite town. And it is only 500 m from the beach, separated by only the private hedge of trees.

The Grand Hotel Tenuta Lupo complex has been designed for your comfort with the most important technologies of management, security and control, as well as all the amenities one may expect of a Five Star Hotel. All the rooms, at least 36 m², are:

• Acoustically isolate
• Air – conditioned
• Four telephone points
• Lap – top internet access
• Satellite TV
• Mini – bar
• Refrigerator
• Hair dryer
• Safe

The suites, at least 64 m², are equally appointed offering also a salon or drawing room equipped with a sofa bed.

The Grand Hotel Tenuta Lupό is most pleased to organize sporting and recreational activities for its guests, specifically tailored for interest preferences, whether individuals or groups, both inside and outside of the complex. There are many interesting sights and destinations in vicinity, some of which are listed below.

The Grand Hotel Tenuta Lupό complex includes:

• Sports grounds including basketball, bicycling and rollerblading

The Grand Hotel Tenuta Lupό is also pleased to organize sporting activities, together with other local enterprises, along the picturesque mountain roadways by foot or on horse - back, by canoe down the Lovely Sele, as well as snorkeling and diving at the also historic waters of the Lighthouse of Punta Licosa.

The Grand Hotel Tenuta Lupό complex includes several restaurants, bars with a wide selection of aperitifs and cocktails and Tea Halls, both in and out of doors, as well as a Roof Garden Restaurant to serve your every dining pleasure. It is offered choices from International menus and typical Cilento - Mediterranean cuisine of fresh fish and meats, locally produced olive oils, wines, fruits, vegetables, and, of course, the world famous Buffalo mozzerella, as well as Italian national and regional, vegetarian and special dietetic menus. It is also offered also an Oeno – Gastronomic Gallery for the exposition and tasting of delicious wines and local food products and dishes.