The tragic clowns of Ruggero Leoncavallo's renowned opera Pagliacci play out their drama in Montalto Uffugo, the town where the composer spent his childhood. Known simply as Montalto until the 1860s, the municipality appended Uffugo after Italian unification in a nod to Aufugum, the ancient settlement believed to have stood on this exact site.
Home to roughly 18,100 people, the layout reflects a dual identity. The historical core spreads across five distinct hills at 430 meters of elevation, backed by the Tyrrhenian coastal range. Meanwhile, the commercial weight of the area has shifted downward into the valley districts of Settimo and Taverna.
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