The Alburni are an

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of the

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, part of the

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. Due to their

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, they are popularly known as the "''

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of Campania''" or of

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. The highest mountain is the Panormo (1,742 amsl). Its second name, Alburno, gives the name to the whole range.

Overview

Part of the Lucan Apennines and included in Cilento National Park, the Alburni are located in the eastern area of

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, near the borders between Campania and

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. In north-east the range degrades into the plain of

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. Some of the rivers flowing below the mountains are the

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, Fasanella and Ripiti. The

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ic nature of the mountains favoured the formation of several

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s, more than 400. The most famous are the

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s of

Castelcivita Castelcivita ( Cilentan: ''A Castellucce'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography The town is situated in the middle of Cilento, by the western side of the Alburni mountains, ...

and

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. On the road pass between

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and Petina there are located the ''Antece'', an ancient rock sculpture (5th/6th century BC), and the

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of ''Casone d'Aresta''.Article at cielomareterra.it

List of mountains

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Alburni Mountain Community
Mountains of Campania Mountain ranges of the Apennines Cilento

Overview

List of mountains

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