Torre Orsaia
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Torre Orsaia is a town and comune
in the province of Salerno
in the Campania
region of south-western Italy
. It is included in the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
.
The medieval town is situated on a green hill in the middle of centuries old Pisciotta
olive trees. The stone fountains "dell’Olmo" and "della Scalitta" which are situated just outside the town are witnesses of the local craft industry.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Salerno
Province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno is a province in the Campania region of Italy.-Geography:The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 139,579; Cava de' Tirreni with a population of 53,488; Battipaglia with a population of 51,115; and Nocera Inferiore which has a...
in the Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
region of south-western Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is included in the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
The Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park is an Italian national park founded in 1991...
.
The medieval town is situated on a green hill in the middle of centuries old Pisciotta
Pisciotta
Piscihotta is a town and comune in Campania, Italy, part of the province of Salerno. Piscihotta | Pisciotta -History:According to legend, Trojans escaping from the fire and the destruction of their city, Troy, founded Sires...
olive trees. The stone fountains "dell’Olmo" and "della Scalitta" which are situated just outside the town are witnesses of the local craft industry.