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Saint Donatus of Ripacandida and the Scanderbeg Castle

17 August 2027

Tuesday 17 August

Auletta · Salerno · Campania

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Auletta celebrates Saint Donatus of Ripacandida on 17 August, in the shadow of the Castello Marchesale, also known as Scanderbeg.

The patron of Auletta is Saint Donatus of Ripacandida, celebrated on 17 August.

The town holds the Castello Marchesale, also called Scanderbeg, and overlooks the Foce Sele-Tanagro Nature Reserve and the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park. The area also holds Monte Giro and the grotta della signora (Lady's Cave), reached via balance bridges and planks.

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Nearest airport: Napoli Capodichino, 102 km away

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