The Municipalities of Cilento

The name of Sant'Angelo a Fasanella is the result of the union between the name of Fasanella, ancient city destroyed by the troops the emperor Frederick II in 1247, and the farmhouse of Sant’Angelo.The name Fasanella, derives from the name of an ancient Greek city Phasis, which lied at the Caucasian boarder between Asia minor and the Colchis region. Today the town is divided into two districts called Sopralaterra and Bassolaterra, and is surrounded by the beautiful green landscape of the National Park. The ancient town centre is rich with religious monuments such as the Churches of Santa Maria Maggiore. Madonna della Pietà, the Church of il Nome di Dio. the Convent of San Francesco and the building which was once a monastery of the Carmelite order. Monastero delle Carmelitane, now belonging to the municipal administration. In the valley lying at the foot of the Alburni mountains, visitors can wander around the Ruderi di Fasanella. And see the ruins of ancient dwellings and the remains of a Roman bridge in the locality of Sorgente Auso.