It is a very ancient agricultural town, situated at 550 m above the sea-level at the slopes of Gelbison Mount, called also Sacro and crossed by Badolato stream.
Its position is strategic; the climate is good because it is protected by Falascuso Mount from the cold winds coming from East.
Landscapes are beautiful: Mediterranean bush, the secular chestnut groves, the beeches, the springs and Carmine and Nocellito lakes.
Trekking is practised on the typical “tuzzi”, the highest parts of the mountains from where it is possible to admire the so-called “scanni”, that is the cliffs.
In the ancient part of the town there is a wonderful square on which there is the ducal palace with its towers and the courtyard rich of frescoes and marble statues.
Santa Lucia church is very interesting.
“Frecagnola” fair is very nice with the possibility to taste all the local typical products (September).
Monuments and natural beauties...
- Santa Lucia Church
Fontana di Piazza del Popolo, a fountain
Ducal palaces Mongrovejo (the biggest of the territory), Torrusio and De Licteriis
Grotta di Sant’Anselmo, a cave
Quarantana, Petenella and Parulo valleys, with rural houses where it is possible to eat cheeses and “caciocavalli” and admire the beeches
Bruca, Mastrostefano, Valle del Faggio, Uomo Morto, Scanno Chiuso, Costa di San Michele, Monte Falascuso, Crispi, Ponticello and Tempa Del Turco woods
History...
Cannalonga was founded by the inhabitants of Civitella around year 1000.
The ancient part of the town was founded along Mennoia stream on whose sides there were a lot of reeds (canne). Maybe the name comes from the presence of reeds.
Cannalonga became very important around 1450 because on September there was an important market, called Santa Lucia Fair (still existing) and because it was the seat of “Banco della Giustizia” that had the jurisdiction on the towns of Cilento mountains.
The feud belonged to Mongrovejo family until 1806, when feudalism was abolished. The most famous person of this noble family was Toribio, archbishop of Lima and primate of Peru. He died in 1860, he was then beatified and became the Patron of the town.
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