For almost two centuries Ferentillo was a state of its own: in 1484 Innocent VIII made it a fief for his son Franceschetto Cybo, and in 1563 Alberico Cybo Malaspina gave it statutes of its own, independent of Spoleto and of the Church. It ended in 1730, when Alderano Cybo sold it.
The town of 1,963 residents is split in two by the Nera, Matterella and Precetto, with a fortress on each side. Under the church of Santo Stefano lies a crypt as long as the building, used for years as the cemetery: today it is the museum of the mummies. A little further up, at Macenano, stands the abbey of San Pietro in Valle, founded by the Lombard duke Faroaldo II in 720, with the oldest frescoes in Umbria.
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Next up: Saint Sebastian, patron of a town between two fortresses and a Lombard abbey, Wednesday 20 January
Nearest airport: Perugia San Francesco, 57 km away
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📅 Every year, on 20 January
Ferentillo celebrates Saint Sebastian on 20 January; the town is dominated by two fortresses built from 1100 to defend the nearby abbey of San Pietro in Valle, founded in 720 by the Lombard duke Faroaldo II.
A white wine carved into Etruscan tufa history, toasted by Garibaldi's Thousand: Orvieto has held Denominazione di Origine Controllata status since 1971.
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