 It is located from Avellino, the capital of the province of the same name, and from Naples, the capital of the region of Campania.The town was one of many impacted by the violent Irpinia earthquake on 23 November 1980.Positioned between the Ufita Valley and the Ofanto Valley, north of Monte Cerreto, in eastern Irpinia, Guardia Lombardi is surrounded by woods and countryside characterized by typical rural buildings.