LARINO

LARINO

Altitude: 340 m a.s.l
Territory: hilly
Population: ca. 8000 inhabitants
Zip code: 86035
Phone Area Code: 0874
Patron Saint: San Pardo on 25-27 May
Frazioni & Località: Travaglini Vizzarri

This little town is an important producer of wheat and oil, and is also notable for the many remains of different historical periods. It was a key center of the Frentani for its position on the borderline with Apulia, and since pre-Roman times a special worship of Mars, the war god, was here recorded. In 217 BC the Romans defeated Hannibal here. Later on it became a Roman "municipium" and its inhabitants were granted Roman citizenship, then under Augustus it was included in the Secunda Regio (Apulia). The ancient Roman town was located in the area now called Piano San Leonardo, which is an important archeological site.

This little town is an important producer of wheat and oil, and is also notable for the many remains of different historical periods. It was a key center of the Frentani for its position on the borderline with Apulia, and since pre-Roman times a special worship of Mars, the war god, was here recorded. In 217 BC the Romans defeated Hannibal here. Later on it became a Roman "municipium" and its inhabitants were granted Roman citizenship, then under Augustus it was included in the Secunda Regio (Apulia). The ancient Roman town was located in the area now called Piano San Leonardo, which is an important archeological site.

WHAT TO SEE:
The Townhall, previously the mansion of the Carafa and Sangro lords, with a solar clock coming from the Roman ruins of Larinum, inside also Roman tombstones and mosaics of the 3rd century AD.
Church of San Francesco. Beautiful art works inside: in the dome, a fresco with Mary crowned by Jesus, by Paolo Gamba (1717-1782) from Ripabottoni; over the door a painting with Jesus driving the merchants out of the Temple, probably by Francesco Solimena (1657-1747) from Canale.
The Cathedral of the Assunta and San Pardo, a gothic church completed in 1319, with a magnificent portal made by Francesco Petrini from Lanciano, surmounted by a lunette with a high-relief. Over the portal, a giant rosewindow in the Apulian style. The interior, divided into 3 naves and restored to its pristine austere forms in the 1950's, houses beautiful art pieces, among them a silver bust of St. Pardo and low-reliefs in carved wood telling the story of the translation of the Body of San Pardo from Lucera to Larino in the year 842. Right of the facade rises a massive bell-tower in bricks. The Ancient historical center, with medieval mansions, alleys and towers, which create a very special atmosphere. The Ara Frentana, just outside the town, near the railway station, where many fragments of the ancient Larinum are collected.

Links su Larino

http://www.molisecitta.it/comuni/larino.html
http://www.larino.it/
http://envoyage.monblogue.com/commentaires/envoyage/14502
http://www.ninoricci.com/HomeOfTheSaints.htm
http://www.rcc.ryerson.ca/rta/rgardner/
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09004a.htm
http://1.1911encyclopedia.org/L/LA/LARINO.htm
http://www.emmeti.it/Arte/Molise/ProvCampobasso/larino/index.uk.html
http://www.itwg.com/city.php?COUNTRY=IT&CITY=3559
http://www.larinumlarino.com/eng.html
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtela.html
http://www.alpha-beds.com/guide_32746.aspx
http://www.cityreference.com/italy/larino/
http://envoyage.monblogue.com/commentaires/envoyage/15204
http://www.regionemolise.com/siti_archeologici/larino.htm
http://www.odclarino.it/vescio.htm
http://www.asl4.it/Comunicare/
http://www.sabetti.it/ig1.htm
http://www.democraziaerinnovamento.org/avv5.htm

Halfway between Campobasso and Térmoli, LARINO is considerably more attractive than most Molise towns, its medieval centre clasped in the valley, relatively untouched by the concrete and pace of the modern industrial town that supports it. The highlight is its cathedral, but there are also some minor Roman relics in its small museum and a neglected amphitheatre in the modern town.

To the left of the train station, Via Gramsci leads down to old Larino. The main street widens out at Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, backing onto which is the Palazzo Ducale, whose museum (Mon–Fri 8am–2pm & 3.30pm –6.30pm; free) contains large Roman mosaics and a hoard of coins. On Via Gramsci, about halfway between the station and the centro storico, there's a garden that also has Roman ruins, including capitals and columns, and a sacrificial altar called the Ara Frentana. Close by is the Duomo, built in the early fourteenth century just after the town had been flattened by an earthquake and sacked by the Saracens, with an intricately carved Gothic portal....

...Larino once had 13,000 residents, but emigration took away many of its sons, and now the population hovers around 7,000. Every August, however, the town fills up, and the streets are full of cars with license plates from Torino, Milan, Germany, and Belgium.
Originally Larino was just a small town nestled in the valley below what is now the major part of the city. The upper area was once an extensive Roman site, including an amphitheater, the remains of which you can visit. Much of the rest has been built over to create modern Larino. This is the area that has many of the hotels and services you will use, but you should devote much of your visit to the old town below.

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