This article is about the comune in the Province of Salerno. For the hamlet in the municipality of Cortino, see Padula (Cortino). For people with the surname, see Padula (surname).
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It is located about 100 kilometres south-east of the provincial capital of Salerno. The majority of the town is on a hillside that reaches 698 meters above sea level. The comune covers an area of 66.33 square kilometres.
History
Its existence reaches back to at least the ninth century when local people used the hilltop area for defence against the Saracens. The history of Padula as an organized village begins with the arrival in 1296 of Tommaso II Sanseverino, though the Monastery of Saint Nicola had been erected on this site earlier, in 1086.
This name was chosen because of the legendary man known as Padula.
Omelette of 1,000 eggs - "Frittata delle mille uova" (10 August). Reenactment of the celebration where the Carthusian Monks created a 1,000-egg omelette for Charles V's visit to the Certosa. Special giant iron cooking "pan" erected in 1996 expressly for this purpose.
Festival of the Romito Madonna (first Sunday in May)
Feast of the Patron Saint Michael the Archangel (last Sunday in May)
Festival of Saint Michael of the Grottelle (third Sunday in June)
A week-long August festival of traditional dishes - Bistecca
Feast of Saint Francis (first and second Sundays of October)