The ancient Aufidus, who, according to the legend, was surpassed by the elephants of Hannibal thanks to the bridge built close the actual Lioni, finds its source in the wood of Piano dell’Angelo, at 715 meters of altitude, close to Torella dei Lombardi.

From its 134 kilometers long, the first part, the Alto Ofanto, is surrounded in the Irpinia area, where it crosses or lightly touches the areas of fourteen districts, before passing to Basilicata, in order to then continue most of its stream in Apulia of which it is the main river.