Gioi Cilento

Gioi is situated among the Cilento’s hills, perched on top of a hill (685 m) overlooking two valleys that meet in the plains downstream, offering a rich agrarian landscape rich in oaks, chestnuts, ferns, olives.

The tourist route: the ruins of the Castle are worth a visit because of its walls and the remains of Porta dei leoni, the chapel of Madonna della Porta and the Monastery of San Francesco. Do not to miss watermills and ancient palaces. We suggest you to visit, in the hamlet Cardile, the baronial Palace with  the old olive-press, the Church of Saint John the Baptist, the ruins of the chapel of San Salvatore, the medieval bridge and the chapel of our Lady of Mount Carmel.

Gioi's name is linked to a Festival dedicated to a typical kind of pasta of Cilento:  fusillo, made, in accordance with the ancient technique, rolling up a long piece of dough around an iron stick “ferretto” (women have handed down this art from generation to generation). Seasoned traditionally with sauce made with tomatoes and mutton meat.

Soppressata di Gioi-Slow Food Presidium
Info: www.fondazioneslowfood.it
Soppressata of  Gioi (dry salami) has the shape of a little round loaf divided in the middle, the colour is dark red in contrast with the white of the piece of lard put in the middle. The scent is very intense and aromatic.  It is made using only the best  parts of pig. The meat is finely chopped, seasoned with salt, pepper and, in some cases, chili and wild fennel.