The area around the river and the Amaseno valley has very ancient origins and is recounted in Virgil's Aeneid. However, the village of Amaseno is more recent and dates back to medieval times when populations sought refuge in the hills to escape the Barbarians. In 1125 it was sacked by the papal troops of Honorius II, and in the thirteenth century it became a fiefdom of Ceccano family that reinforced it. Then followed the Caetani family of Maenza and the Colonna, until the end of feudalism. Amaseno was located on the border between the Papal State and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and was therefore an ideal place for smugglers and bandits whose legends are still handed down.
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Mozzarella di Bufala
The Amaseno mozzarella has the recognition of the PDO - Protected Designation of Origin of…
Buffalo Caciottina
The Caciottina of Amaseno buffalo is a cheese made with raw buffalo milk that can…
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Saint Aneglio bridge
Along the causeway connecting the Cistercian abbeys of Fossanova and Valvisciolo, next to the remains…
Relic of San Lorenzo
Since 1177, the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta, in an impressive and artistic cabinet…
Church of the Annunciation
The church is popular with tourists all year round because it contains a sophisticated moveable…
Church of St Rocco
The church dating from the seventeenth century is a little outside the town centre and…
Monastery Madonna dell Auricola
This church is one of the most important spiritual and historical centres. It has a…
Church of Santa Maria Assunta
The medieval church of Santa Maria was consecrated in 1177. Its pulpit dates from the…
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Festival of buffalo mozzarella and agriculture
The buffaloes have been bred in Ciociaria since before record taking, as evidenced by the…
Museum Castrum Sancti Laurentii
In the beautiful castle of the De Ceccano are located the Civic and Diocesan museum…