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Torella dei Lombardi

Province of Avellino, Region Campania, Italy

It's known for a fountain with nine spouts through which the water springs out and falls in square stone basins. The Anjou family owned it first; later it became a property of the Frangipane and in the 16th century of the Caracciolo family.

INFO: Altitude: 666 m a.s.l * Population: ca. 3000 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 83057 * Phone Area Code: 0827 * How to reach it: Autostrada Napoli - Bari, exit Grottaminarda or Avellino Est; proceed for 2 km along the nazionale Appia n.7 * Patron Saint: Sant' Antonio da Padova * Frazioni & Località: Girifalco, San Vito, Acquara, Pianomarotta, Santi Giovanni e Paolo

WHAT TO SEE
  • Castello Candriano, also called "Ruspoli", 15th century
  • Fontana Pubblica Monumentale
  • Norman Tower, on the Girifalco hill
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