"Maranola, the beautiful mountain village" Maranola by unravelau

Maranola Travel Guide: 4 reviews and 9 photos

This is probably the most frequented church here (one of many) and is right on the approach to the township.

Artistic expression.

Wall art.

This is a section of a painting that lines the wall alongside the footpath (steps) up to the above church. I photographed it in 1998 and visited it in 2001 and found that it had faded considerably in that time. It depicts some monks walking down the mountain.

Maranola

Maranola I believe was used as an early warning system for the north and the south of coastal Lazio. As with many of these coastal and hill towns the oldest community is probably the highest, but I noticed in 2002 that new appartments are springing up on the hillsides out of town too now.

Pros and Cons

Pros:One of the friendliest villages in the foothills of The Auranci .
Cons:As with many places in summer too hot.
In a nutshell:Beautiful place to photograph but I couldn't live there.

Last visit to Maranola: Oct 2002
Intro Updated Sep 13, 2007
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Reviews (6)

Scar on the mountain Off The Beaten Path (1)

Early last century (doesn't that sound like a long time ago) a plane carrying the property of some European princess (as... more travel advice

The views from the Piazza are... Favorites (3)

This from the bottom piazza and looking over Formia and toward the peninsular of Gaeta. The friendly people would be... more travel advice

Seen inside, and outside, now the inside... Things to Do (1)

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A temporary village is built for the... Local Customs (1)

They use the tower piazza to develop a typical village scene............i.e. how they lived way back. In this photo they... more travel advice

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MATIM Oct 15, 2004 at 1:38 PM

next time when I am in Italy I have to try a haircut :-)
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truus_s Jun 19, 2004 at 4:18 AM

Looks a lovely place to go!!Thanks..
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iandsmith Jun 6, 2004 at 3:24 PM

Very interesting, another unheard of place worth a look.
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aussiedoug May 15, 2004 at 7:20 AM

Another little Italian gem you've opened up for me Carole! Grazie mille senora e ciao, ciao!
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keeweechic Apr 9, 2004 at 3:02 PM

Sounds a delightful little village, what a shame that rock painting is fading. Those Bus drivers sure do amazing things for sure. Happy Easter Carole.
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deecat Mar 31, 2004 at 5:35 PM

What a lovely little known place. As always you find these little "gems" and share them with the rest of us. Thanks, Carole.
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deeper_blue Mar 8, 2004 at 4:21 PM

Fantastic view from the Piazza, good tips too, thanks.
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Luchonda Oct 7, 2003 at 7:06 PM

Piano - Piano !!!! Yes !!! Nice place to enjoy this stressy world !
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o00o Apr 16, 2003 at 11:08 AM

Beautiful pix and awesome tips.
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globetrott Apr 7, 2003 at 3:56 PM

What a lovely place and great pics !