Novi Velia is a town and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' of the
Province of Salerno,
Campania
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, southern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. It is located in the southern
Cilento
Cilento is an Italian geographical region of Campania in the central and southern part of the Province of Salerno and an important tourist area of southern Italy.
Cilento is known as one of the centers of Mediterranean diet.
Geography
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The town takes its name from the ancient Greek town of
Velia
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, whose archaeological remains are located nearby.
Novi Velia is located in the
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park (Italian ''Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni'') is an Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It includes much of the Cilento, the Va ...
, and the comune contains
Monte Gelbison
Gelbison is a mountain in the Lucan Subappennines range of the Apennine Mountains system, with an elevation of . It is located in the southern Cilento region of the Province of Salerno, in the Campania region, of southern Italy.
The mountain ...
.
See also
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Pruno Cilento — ''largest forest in the Cilento''.
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Cilentan Coast
The Cilento Coast ( Italian: ''Costiera Cilentana'') is an Italian stretch of coastline in Cilento, on the southern side of the Province of Salerno. It is situated between the gulfs of Salerno and Policastro, extending from the municipalities ...
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Campania
Localities of Cilento
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