Felitto is a town and ''

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'' in the

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in the

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region of south-west

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. It is famous for ''

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'', a kind of handmade pasta, and the annual ''Fusillo'' festival.

History

The town was founded at the beginning of the 10th century. Much of the

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

old town has been preserved.

Geography

Located on a valley above Calore river below the mount Chianiello (1,314 amsl), in the middle of Cilento, the municipality borders with

Castel San Lorenzo Castel San Lorenzo ( Cilentan: ''Castieddu'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The municipality, located in the middle of Cilento, borders with Aquara, Roccadaspide and ...

Laurino Laurino is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southwestern Italy. Geography Laurino is a typical medieval hill town of the Cilento, the southernmost part of Campania. It dominates the surrounding landsca ...

Magliano Vetere Magliano Vetere is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. As of 2011 its population was 739. History The town, anciently named ''Malleanum'' or ''Mallianum'', was first mentioned in a docu ...

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 ...

. It counts no proper hamlets (''

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'') but several minor localities, that are Acqua delle Donne, Acquanoceta, Alvani, Barbagiano, Bosco Grande, Carpineto, Carrozzo, Casale, Cerzito, Chianelisi, Difesa Lombi, Difesa Principe, Fossa del Lupo, Lago, Maruzza, Mazzarella, Montagnano, Palumbo, Pazzano, Piano d'Elise, Pietracute, Remolino, San Giorgio, San Vito, Santoianni, Serre, Starza, Territorio, Torre and Vignali.

Main sights

*Medieval old town and old bridge *Canyon and waterfall of Gole del Calore

People

Matteo de Augustinis Matteo is the Italian form of the given name Matthew. Another form is Mattia. The Hebrew meaning of Matteo is "gift of god". Matteo can also be used as a patronymic surname, often in the forms of de Matteo, De Matteo or DeMatteo, meaning " escend ...

(1799-1845), lawyer and economistMatteo de Augustinis
at the Italian Encyclopaedia Treccani

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