The Vallo di Diano (also known as Valdiano ) is an Italian valley of the south-eastern side of Campania , in the province of Salerno .
4-802: Situated between the Alburni mountains and the borders of Campania with Basilicata , it is considered a geographical subregion of Cilento and is part of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park , World Heritage Site of Italy from 1998. The greatest forestal park, mainly located in cilentan side, is Pruno . The area is composed by 17 municipalities, and the greatest one is Sala Consilina , with c. 12,500 inhabitants. The others are Atena Lucana , Auletta , Buonabitacolo , Caggiano , Casalbuono , Monte San Giacomo , Montesano sulla Marcellana , Padula , Pertosa , Polla , San Pietro al Tanagro , Sant'Arsenio , San Rufo , Sanza , Sassano and Teggiano . The valley
8-675: Is served by the A2 motorway Salerno - Reggio Calabria , with the exits of Petina , Polla , Atena Lucana , Sala Consilina and Padula - Buonabitacolo . From this last exit it departs a speedway to Policastro Bussentino and Sapri with exits in Buonabitacolo and Sanza . It was also served by the railway line Sicignano-Lagonegro , closed since 1987 for works and connected to Salerno–Potenza–Taranto railway line . [REDACTED] Media related to Vallo di Diano at Wikimedia Commons Alburni The Alburni are an Italian mountain range of
12-748: The Province of Salerno , Campania , part of the Apennines . Due to their geomorphology , they are popularly known as the " Dolomites of Campania " or of Southern Italy . The highest mountain is the Panormo (1,742 amsl). Its second name, Alburno, gives the name to the whole range. Part of the Lucan Apennines and included in Cilento National Park , the Alburni are located in the eastern area of Cilento , near
16-488: The borders between Campania and Basilicata . In north-east the range degrades into the plain of Vallo di Diano . Some of the rivers flowing below the mountains are the Calore Lucano , Tanagro , Fasanella and Ripiti . The karstic nature of the mountains favoured the formation of several caves , more than 400. The most famous are the show caves of Castelcivita and Pertosa . On the road pass between Sant'Angelo
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