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Castle · Novi Velia (SA)

Castle of Novi Velia

  • Visit: about 1 h 15 min
  • 625 m
Castle of Novi Velia
Photo: Aniello Bizzoco · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized

Castle of 1291 at Novi Velia, in a panoramic position over the whole of Cilento as far as Capri.

In Novi Velia, the castle was begun in 1291 by Guglielmo Marzano, lord of the State of Novi, and was the seat of the barony.Its position is strategic: from here you can see the whole of Cilento, from the Gulf of Velia to the Alburni, as far as the Lattari mountains and Capri. A balcony over Cilento, at the gateway to Monte Gelbison.

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