Macchia Valfortore
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Macchia Valfortore is a town and comune
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

in the Province of Campobasso
Province of Campobasso
The Province of Campobasso is a province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Campobasso.It has an area of 2,909 km², and a total population of 230,692...

, Molise
Molise
Molise is a region of Southern Italy, the second smallest of the regions. It was formerly part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise and now a separate entity...

, Italy
Italy
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History

First evidence of town’s origins date back centuries. 216 B.C. powerful Roman army under Varro, the Roman general famous for losing to Hannibal, marched to fight the Carthaginians at Canne and camped in the city called Maccla, early Macchia. Ancient Roman equipment was found scattered throughout the area centuries later. In 476 AD with the Romans weakening, Maccla was defeated by the Goths who then were defeated by the Longoboards Vandals who vandalized the city. Longoboards ruled from 568 to 982 then were defeated by the Bizantini – Catapani. Gaetano, new Prince of Macchia started conspiracy against the Spanish which started in Naples on Sept. 23 1701. The revolt was quickly put down and Gaetano fled to Vienna, Austria where he died on January 27, 1703. In 1800 Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Napoleon’s brother, divided Naples into new administrative orders. This created the province of Campobasso which Macchia is located to this day. The second name Valfortore was added in the 19th century.

What to See

  • Church of San Nicola: 16th century church with 12 busts of Saints made of wood created by Giacomo Colombus of Naples.
  • Cinelli Palace
  • Monument to the Fallen
  • Monument of Padre Rio
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