Romeno

The municipality of Romeno has about 1,400 inhabitants. Its placename is likely to derive from "Romani" (Romans) as Romeno believed to having been built by Roman immigrants who integrated with the natives of the Anaunia.

Despite having been hit by several fires, the typical, elegant houses preserve the elements of their architecture to this day. Decorated with double-arched windows and Renaissance elements, "Casa Rosati" is one of such houses. The Assumption of Mary parish church, the church dedicated to the Saints Tommaso and Bartolomeo and the Maso di S. Bartolomeo in the south of the village are also worth mentioning.

Romeno is particularly famous for being the starting point of the "Ciaspolada" of the Val di Non, a world-famous snowshoe-race. Every year, this popular event counts more than 5,000 participants who compete against each other on a course between Romeno and Fondo.

Malgolo (806 m a.s.l.) with its approximately 240 inhabitants is one of the two hamlets of Romeno and reachable along the road to Sanzeno. Near the village you can admire the stunning Castel Malgolo among forests and fruit orchards. Salter, the other hamlet of Romeno, has slightly less than 300 inhabitants.