Armignus appears in a document of 1061, but the place had been lived in far longer: at Lavignino a tomb of the fourth century before Christ was found. In Roman times the Settimia road passed through, opened under Septimius Severus, and Armeno was an obligatory stage on the way to Switzerland.
What left the village, though, were cooks and waiters. For generations Armeno was a nursery of hotel staff, and its men waited at the tables of internationally prominent people; over the years the flow has thinned. Meanwhile Sovazza and Coiromonte emptied out, two hamlets that had been comuni of their own and were absorbed in 1928.
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📅 Every year, on 15 August; in November mountain fair and thanksgiving day on Mount Mottarone
Armeno celebrates Our Lady of the Assumption on 15 August; in November the mountain fair and thanksgiving day are held, together with the traditional hoteliers' gathering, while woodworking artisans celebrate Saint Joseph in March and construction workers honour Saint Julius on 31 January.
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Outside Armeno, but an easy day trip away.
