Trentinara is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' near
Paestum
Paestum ( , , ) was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia (southern Italy). The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order, dating from about 550 to 450 BC, whic ...
in the
province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno ( it, Provincia di Salerno) is a province in the Campania region of Italy.
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Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Battipagli ...
in the
Campania
Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...
region of south-western
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
.
Geography
The municipality, located in northern
Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important Tourism, tourist area of southern Italy.
Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet.
Geograph ...
, borders with
Capaccio
Capaccio Paestum (formerly only Capaccio) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The ruins of the ancient Greek city of Paestum lie within borders of the ''comune''.
History
Geograp ...
,
Cicerale
Cicerale is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
The municipality is located in Cilento and borders with Agropoli, Capaccio-Paestum, Giungano, Monteforte Cilento, Ogliastro Cile ...
,
Giungano
Giungano (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
The municipality is located in northern Cilento and borders with Capaccio, Cicerale and Trentinara. It is not too ...
,
Monteforte Cilento
Monteforte Cilento is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy.
History
Monteforte was originally a Roman ''castrum'', which expanded in the High Middle Ages after immigration due to the Saracen ...
and
Roccadaspide
Roccadaspide (Campanian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.
Geography
The town is located in the north-west side of Cilento, not too far from Paestum
Paestum ( , , ) was a ...
. Known for its views and landscape, the area is sometimes referred to as "The Cilento's Terrace".
See also
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Cilentan dialect
The Cilentan dialect (in it, Cilentano, in Cilentan: or ) is a Neapolitan dialect spoken in the area of Cilento, located in the southern part of the Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy.
Influences
It has been influenced, especially in the ...
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Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (Italian language, Italian ''Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni'') is an List of National Parks of Italy, Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in souther ...
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Cities and towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento
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