Fontana del Grifo

Fontana del Grifo is a work of art in Sepino, Province of Campobasso, Molise. Fontana del Grifo is situated near Casa dell’impluvium Sannitico, as well as near the ruins Terme del Foro.

Photo: Luisarcus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Saepinum and Roman Theatre of Saepinum.

Saepinum

Archaeological site

Photo: PaestumPaestum, CC BY 4.0.

Saepinum was a Samnite town that later became a Roman municipium. Located approximately 15 kilometres south of the modern city of Campobasso in south-central Italy, Saepinum lay on the ancient road connecting Beneventum to Corfinium.

Roman Theatre of Saepinum

Photo: Adam91, CC BY 3.0.

Roman Theatre of Saepinum is situated 200 metres north of Fontana del Grifo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Giuliano del Sannio and Cercepiccola.

San Giuliano del Sannio

Village

San Giuliano del Sannio is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 13 kilometres south of Campobasso. San Giuliano del Sannio borders the following municipalities: Cercepiccola, Guardiaregia, Mirabello Sannitico, Sepino, Vinchiaturo. San Giuliano del Sannio is situated 3½ km northeast of Fontana del Grifo.

Cercepiccola

Village

Cercepiccola is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 11 kilometres south of Campobasso. Cercepiccola borders the following municipalities: Cercemaggiore, Mirabello Sannitico, San Giuliano del Sannio, Sepino. Cercepiccola is situated 5 km northeast of Fontana del Grifo.

Guardiaregia

Village

Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Guardiaregia is a small mountain town in the Province of Campobasso, Molise, southern Italy. Their patron saint is San Nicola di Bari, otherwise known as St. Nicholas. Guardiaregia is situated 6 km west of Fontana del Grifo.

Fontana del Grifo

Type: Work of art
Description: fountain in Saepinum, Sepino, Italy
Categories: fountain, tourism, ruins, and historic site
Location: Sepino, Province of Campobasso, Molise, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.43272° or 41° 25′ 58″ north

Longitude

14.61811° or 14° 37′ 5″ east

Open location code

8FHPCJM9+36

OpenStreetMap ID

way 193493267

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

Q107165736

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Turkish—“Fontana del Grifo” goes by many names.

Italian: “Fontana del Grifo”
Turkish: “Grifo Çeşmesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Impluvium and Casa dell’impluvium Sannitico.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Fountain of the Griffon and The Watermill.

Molise: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Campobasso and Termoli.

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