Valle dell'Angelo is a town and ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' in the
province of Salerno
The province of Salerno () is a province in the Campania region of Italy. It has 1,054,766 inhabitants as of 2025.
Geography
The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Bat ...
in the
Campania
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region of south-western
Italy
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.
The name translates as "Valley of the Angel" and the comune contains La Grotta dell'Angelo
[ ] (the Cave of the Angel). The cave safeguards the statue of the Archangel Michael, shown in defensive posture.
See also
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Pruno Cilento
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Cilento
Cilento () is an Italian mountain range (part of the Lucan Apennines), which gives its name to a geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the province of Salerno. Is an important tourist area of southern Italy.
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References
External links
Comune of Valle dell'AngeloValle dell'Angelo - History, Culture & Genealogy
Cities and towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento
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