Province o Salerno

The Province o Salerno () is a province in the Campanie region o Italy.

Geografie
The lairgest touns in the province are: Salerno, the caipital, which haes a population o 139,579; Cava de' Tirreni wi a population o 53,488; Battipaglia wi a population o 51,115; an  Nocera Inferiore which haes a population o 45,868.  The province haes an aurie o , an a tot population o aboot 1.1 million. Thare are 158 comuni an biggest toun for extension is Eboli, wi 138 Kmq. See Comuni o the Province o Salerno.

Tourism
Ane o the featurs o the ruggit kintra-side is Gole del Calore di Felitto, an aurie o gorges atween Felitto an Magliano Vetere formit bi the Calore lucano river.  This aurie is o great geological interest an is rich in flora an fauna.

Ane o the mony historical biggins in the province is the chapter hoose belangin tae the Certosa di Padula (or Carthreuse o Padula or o San Lorenzo in Padula), a Carthusian monastery in the toun o Padula. The biggin haes evolvit ower centuries; the earliest pairts wur constructit in the early 14t century.  A mannerist closter leads tae the kirk, an a later 17t-century closter haes loggias supportit bi rusticatit columns.  Thir features add tae the general baroque character o the biggin.

The chapter hoose haes been adaptit for the Museo Archeologico della Lucania Occidentale, which haes mony auncient airtifacts datin frae Roman times.

Freemit airtins
 Provincia di Salerno hamepage (in Italian)


Salerno