Padula
Padula is a comune in the province of Salerno, located in the Campania region of south-western Italy. The town is best known for the Carthusian monastery of Certosa di San Lorenzo, it is one of the largest monasteries in Italy and a notable example of Baroque architecture.Places of Interest
Highlights include Certosa di Padula and Museo archeologico provinciale della Lucania occ.
Certosa di Padula
Monastery
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Padula Charterhouse is a large Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, located in the town of Padula, in the Cilento National Park, in Southern Italy. It is a World Heritage Site.
Museo archeologico provinciale della Lucania occ
Museum
Photo: Liberotag73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo archeologico provinciale della Lucania occ is a museum.
Padula
- Type: Locality with 5,350 residents
- Also known as: “065087”
- Location: Salerno, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.3369° or 40° 20′ 13″ northLongitude
15.6551° or 15° 39′ 18″ eastPopulation
5,350Elevation
544 metres (1,785 feet)Open location code
8FGQ8MP4+Q2GeoNames ID
6540005
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In Other Languages
“Padula” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Comune di Padula”
- Italian: “Padula”
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