Fontainemore

Fontainemore (Valdôtain: Fontènemore; Issime Pischu; Fontanamora from 1939 to 1946) is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Toponym
The toponym "Fontainemore" may derive from an old fountain called in French as « Fontaine de Saint-Maur » or « Fontaine de la mort ».

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