Fontainemore


Fontainemore is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia.

Toponym

The toponym "Fontainemore" may derive from an old fountain called in French as « Fontaine de Saint-Maur » or « Fontaine de la mort ».
Fontainemore was renamed "Fontanamora" in Italian in 1939 during Fascist rule in Italy. It was reverted to its original name in 1946.

Geography

Fontainemore is located in the middle of the Lys Valley, near the chasm known as. It is the most eastern municipality of the Aosta Valley.