Ferentillo

Informations on Ferentillo

Ferentillo is located in Valnerina, at the confluence of the creek Jump Blind in the Nera. The town is dominated by two fourteenth-century castles, Precetto and Matterella. It was a mighty barrier to defend the valley, an important communication node.

Ferentillo History

The city was most likely born in 742 at the behest of King Liutprando, Lombard, struggling with the Duke of Spoleto, which did pass the city's population of Ferentum, near Viterbo. Indeed the city's name derives from the Latin Ferentum illi which means precisely those from Ferento. The city followed the events of the nearby Abbey of San Pietro in Valle, built in 720 by Faroaldo II, Lombard Duke of Spoleto, which expanded the church founded by the hermit John and Lazarus in 535. First free city, then under the rule of Cybo and Ancaiani, fought against Montefranco and Spoleto. The feud Abbey has tried to become independent from the Duchy of Spoleto is the Chapter of the Lateran, the territory became a small state in 1484, thanks to Pope Innocent VIII who appointed first Lord Cybo his nephew Franceschetto Cybo. The latter married Mary Magdalene de Medici and in 1515 his son, Lorenzo Cibo, married Ricciarda Malaspina thus uniting Ferentillo to the Principality of Massa Carrara and Piombino. Thanks to the patronage of this distinguished family, Ferentillo gained importance not only culturally but also socio-politically, because in 1563 the prince Alberico Cibo Malaspina signed a treaty that guarantees the independence of the territory from any interference both ecclesiastical and of the city of Spoleto. A free and sovereign principality, with its laws and its own statutes, STATUS FERENTILLO SERENISSIMA DUCIS MASSAI CYBO, which lasted until 1730, when Alderano Cybo sold it to Nicola Benedetti and Montecchio of Fano. In 1847 Pope Pius IX gave the Prince of Montolon conferring the title of Prince of Umbria and precepts. Ferentillo became common in 1860 with the unification of Italy.

Attractions in Ferentillo

Monuments and nature in Ferentillo

Ferentillo is a village which offers many attractions the visitor. We already mentioned the castles of Precetto and Matterella, where interesting medieval walls remain, surrounding the town. Inside the walls, the Church of Santo Stefano, built in different periods, is known because it preserves many mummies that have given fame to the country. It consists of a lower plant, dating back to 1300, and one in Renaissance style. The fourteenth-century crypt houses the mummified bodies, calles mummies of Ferentillo, which in some cases retain hair, teeth and clothing, while in other cases report the cause of death. These bodies were discovered when, in compliance with the edict of St. Claude, were exhumed the bodies buried inside the church. Since then, the process of mummification has been long studied, but without reaching a secure conclusion. Scientists speak of a mixture of various salts and ammonia, which, combined with the ventilation and the decomposition of microorganisms, has slowly dried skin of corpses.

The Abbey of San Pietro in Valle, at 4 km from the town, was built in the eighth century. It preserves various archaeological Roman and jambs carved. Of architectural interest are the cloister and the bell, while the artistic point of view, we can not forget the altar and the sarcophagus dating from the time Lombard.

Castle Umbria, built in the XII century is situated near Ferentillo.

Accomodations in Ferentillo:

Rooms Nonna Ada in Ferentillo

Country house Guest house Runcini in Ferentillo

Holiday houses Il Castello in Ferentillo

RIFUGIO ESCURSIONISTICO Mola Del Sacramento in Ferentillo

Hotel Hotel Monterivoso in Ferentillo

Hotel Hotel Ninfa Del Nera in Ferentillo

RESIDENZA DEPOCA Abbazia San Pietro In Valle in Ferentillo

AGRITURISMO CON AREA SOSTA Le Due Querce in Ferentillo

Farmhouse La Pila in Ferentillo

Rooms Ai Tre Archi in Ferentillo

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Frazioni of Ferentillo: Ampognano, Castellonalto, Castellone Basso, Colle Olivo, Colli, Gabbio, Leazzano, Le Mura, Lorino, Macchialunga, Macelletto, Macenano, Terria, Monterivoso, Nicciano, Sambucheto, San Mamiliano

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