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Castle · Summonte (AV)

Angevin Tower Castle Complex

  • Visit: about 1 h 15 min
  • 713 m
Angevin Tower Castle Complex
Photo: Carlo Napolitano · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized

Castrum Submontis: Summonte's thousand-year-old fortress with a round Lombard tower rebuilt in the Angevin period.

At the top of Summonte's historic centre lies the castle complex of the old Castrum Submontis, which controlled the road to Abellinum. The Lombards enlarged the fort with a round-based tower, unusual for the Duchy of Benevento; under the Malerba, Norman lords, it became a feudal residence and walled village.In the Angevin period the tower was rebuilt in its present form. A Lombard knight was imprisoned here after the Battle of Cortenuova, and in 1440 René of Anjou stayed here. We suggest climbing up to the tower to enjoy the view over the valley and looking for the Arch of San Nicola, the old entrance to the village.

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