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Bellosguardo 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 Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...
region of south-western
Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
. The name "Bellosguardo" is made up of two italian words: the first is " bello" that means "beautiful, pretty"; the second is " sguardo" meaning "view, landscape" in the italian vernacole of the place. In the past, the town was also called "Belrisguardo".


Geography

Bellosguardo is located in
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. ...
and is part of its national park. It borders with the municipalities of Aquara,
Felitto Felitto is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-west Italy. It is famous for ''fusilli'', a kind of handmade pasta, and the annual ''Fusillo'' festival. History The town was founded at the beginning of ...
, Laurino, Ottati, Roscigno and Sant'Angelo a Fasanella.


Main sights

* St. Michael the Archangel's Church * Forest Macchia * St. Maria's convent * Salvo D'Acquisto's square


Cuisine

Typical dishes include: * Sfogliatella bellosguardese * Tortanetto * Cicci ammaritati * Bucatini ammullicati * Coniglio 'mbuttunat


See also

* Cilentan dialect


References


External links


Bellosguardo official website
Cities and towns in Campania Localities of Cilento {{Campania-geo-stub