In the 17th century Marina di Linfreschi was a little group of houses, and the urban population expanded it around a church of Saint Dominic.

The relationship with the American country is still strong, evidenced, for example, by a statue of Simón Bolívar built in the middle of the village, in front of the harbour side.

[2] The town is part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, whose natural environment is composed of "Maquis", typical of Mediterranean countries.

It is a main tourism location, especially in the summer, due to the quality of its water, which has earned it the Blue Flag beach award [3] every year since 2000.

Beaches in Marina di Camerota include: The main infrastructure in the town is represented by the port, linked also to Salerno and Naples by hydrofoils.