Faiano

Faiano
Frazione
View from the nearby village of Baroncino
Faiano Location of Faiano in Italy
Coordinates: 40°39′45.20″N 14°54′03.91″E / 40.6625556°N 14.9010861°E / 40.6625556; 14.9010861Coordinates: 40°39′45.20″N 14°54′03.91″E / 40.6625556°N 14.9010861°E / 40.6625556; 14.9010861
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Comune	Pontecagnano Faiano
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	3,213
Demonym(s)	Faiano
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	84098
Dialing code	(+39) 089
Patron saint	St. Benedict
Website	Official website

Faiano is an Italian town and hamlet (frazione) of the municipality of Pontecagnano Faiano in the province of Salerno, Campania region. Along with the main town of Pontecagnano it is de jure the secondary seat of its municipality.

Town's name derives from the word fajo, meaning beech in Neapolitan, and is referred to a beechwood.

Located on an area rich of thermal waters, still known in Ancient Roman era, the town counts a spring named Sette Bocche (Seven Mouths). 1 km from its center, but in the municipal territory of Montecorvino Pugliano, there are located some ancient Thermae (40°39′51″N 14°55′10″E / 40.66412°N 14.91956°E / 40.66412; 14.91956) with a spring of sulphurous water.

Faiano is a hilltown that lies on the road linking Pontecagnano (4 km) to Montecorvino Pugliano (5,5 km) and the village of Santa Tecla (3 km). It is located below the Picentini mountain range and the homonym regional park. The town is 1,5 km far from the nearby village of Baroncino, 12 from Salerno, 7,5 from Bellizzi, 10 from Battipaglia and 9 from Giffoni Valle Piana, with which it is connected by a road passing the village of Ornito.