Marche · Fermo
Amandola
A Sibillini gateway at 550 meters on three hills above the Tenna valley, founded 1248 and damaged but not levelled in 2016.
Known for
SIBILLINI GATEWAY
Eastern entrance commune to the Monti Sibillini National Park, with trail access toward Monte Sibilla and the Lago di Pilato.
WHITE TRUFFLE
Prized white truffles from the surrounding hardwood slopes, celebrated annually at the autumn truffle fair.
2016 EARTHQUAKE
The 24 August 2016 earthquake damaged civic buildings and churches; artworks were moved to the Ex Collegiata while reconstruction continues.
When to visit
Best · Apr–Oct
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- Hot or crowded
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- Mostly closed
The festa: Antonio Migliorati, 25 January
Why come
Amandola spreads across three hills, Marrubbione, Castel Leone and Agello, on the eastern slope of the Sibillini at 550 meters, above the left bank of the Tenna river. The town was founded in 1248 from the merger of three earlier castles and grew into one of the main civic centers of the Sibillini area, with the Palazzo del Podestà built in 1352 and the tower rebuilt in 1547. The Chiesa di San Francesco, Romanesque-gothic in the lower town, preserves a twelfth-century wooden crucifix and a cloister that now houses the Museo Antropogeografico and the museum of peasant culture.
The 24 August 2016 earthquake damaged many buildings; the artworks were moved into the deconsecrated Collegiata for safekeeping while reconstruction continues. The territory is the third largest in the Fermo province and includes 48 frazioni, beekeepers, truffle hunters and the eastern access trails into the Monti Sibillini National Park.
The Sunday letter
We haven’t written Amandola’s letter yet.
One town every Sunday, with the photo, the food, the festa. Be there when this one comes up. Free, by Peter & Sophia from Pietrasanta.
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What to see
Chiesa di San Francesco
Romanesque-gothic church with twelfth-century wooden crucifix and a cloister that holds the Museo Antropogeografico and the museum of peasant culture.
Palazzo del Podestà
Built 1352, with the tower partially rebuilt in 1547, the civic anchor of the centro storico across the Agello hilltop.
Ex Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
Deconsecrated former collegiate church, now used to house artworks recovered from buildings damaged in the 2016 earthquake.
Abbazia dei Santi Rufino e Vitale
Romanesque abbey 8 km northeast of town, with three naves and apses and a vaulted crypt, one of the oldest religious foundations in the Sibillini.
Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini
Amandola is the eastern gateway commune to the park, with trails climbing toward Monte Sibilla and the Lago di Pilato above.
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Living here
- Population 3,266
- Off the beaten pathi
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Nearest airport Ancona / Pescara, 1 h 38 min drive
- Regional capital Ancona, 1 h 32 min drive
Tags & datadesignations · numbers · sources
The numbers
- Elevation: 550 m
- Population: 3,266
- Surface area: 69.5 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories — ISTAT, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata — and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
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