Colli al Volturno

Province of Isernia, Molise, Italy

The small town is surrounded by a landscape is of great beauty, with the Mainarde in the North-West and the Matese in the opposite side.

Info

Altitude: 408 m a.s.l -- Territory: mountainous -- Population: ca. 2000 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86073 -- Phone Area Code: 0865 -- Patron Saint: San Leonardo celebrated on November 6 -- Frazioni & Località: Casali, Castiglioni, Cerreto, Colle, Fonticelle, Raddi, Santa Giusta, Sterparo, Valloni

History

Inhabited since very ancient times, it was possibly one of the main fortresses of the warlike Samnites, but was of importance also for the Romans, who built an aqueduct completely excavated in the rocks of Monte San Paolo.

The name refers to the existence of two previous settlements which were then abandoned by their inhabitants who moved to the area of the present town. In the Middle Ages Colli rose around a giant rock on top of which there was a fortress built by the monks of San Vincenzo al Volturno in defence of their monastery.

What to see

Parish church of San Leonardo, built in the Middle Ages but restored in 1720 in the baroque style
The tunnels of the Roman Aqueduct, near Ponte Rio Chiaro
Excursion through the Valle Porcina, the ancient "Vadu Porcinum" of the Lombards, in search of the renowned porcini mushrooms

Events

First week in November, San Leonardo, with the biggest cattle fair in the Upper Volturno Valley
Sant'Antonio Abate, January 16
San Silvestro, December 31

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Surnames in Colli a Volturno

Provinces of Molise: Campobasso, Isernia
Other Regions: Abruzzo, Apulia, Aosta Valley, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Latium, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Sardinia, Sicily, Tuscany, Trentino - Alto Adige, Umbria, Veneto