What is "mottola"

Mottola is a town and comune in the province of Taranto and region of Apulia in southeast Italy.

It stands on a hill above mean sea level in the sub-region of Murgia. It is also called "The Ionian Spy" for its strategic geographical position. From various points of the town all of the Gulf of Taranto can be seen. The economy is based mostly on agriculture and food production (olives, wine, citrus fruits, vegetables). Tourism and the manufacture of wooden fixtures are also being developed.

Mottola is an Italian language surname. Möttölä is a Finnish language surname. Notable people with the surnames Mottola or Möttölä include:

• Greg Mottola (born 1964), American film director and screenwriter
• Hanno Möttölä (born 1976), Finnish basketball player
• Hanno Möttölä (born 1976), Finnish basketball player
• Tommy Mottola (born 1949), music executive and co-owner of Casablanca Records
• Tony Mottola (1918-2004), American guitarist