Amandola Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Italian comune
About Amandola
The town was founded in 1248 from the union of the three castles of Agello, Leone and Marrubbione. It was named after "almond" (in local dialect "mannola"), which indicates both the fruit and the tree. The tree was admired locally and it seems it was also a symbol of the dominating hill top location overlooking the beautiful scenery of the Sibillini Mountains to the west. In 568-570 Amandola was invaded by theGoths, then by the Lombards. In 700 it was attached to the Duchy of Spoleto, and subsequently divided into the districts of Camerino and Fermo. The repeated interventions of the Franks and the donation of much land to the Church by King Pepin led to the division of the Duchy of Spoleto. In 1249, from the union of the feuds Agello, Castel Leone and Marrubbione, the Comune of Amandola w
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