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Castle · Faicchio (BN)

Faicchio Castle

  • Visit: about 1 h 15 min

Ducal castle of Norman origin with three corner towers, a 17th-century portal and an arcaded courtyard inspired by Castel Nuovo.

In the historic centre of Faicchio, on high ground above the Titerno river, stands the ducal castle, built in the 12th century by the Sanframondo counts. In the 15th and 16th centuries the Monsorio family renovated it, taking inspiration from Castel Nuovo in Naples, while from 1612 the De Martino family, dukes of Faicchio, turned it into a noble residence. After a long period of neglect, it was restored in the 1960s.We like its trapezoidal plan with three of the four original towers and the 17th-century portal bearing the De Martino coat of arms. It was once surrounded by a moat with a drawbridge. The courtyard, with its grey tuff portico, recalls the Neapolitan model, and the palatine chapel preserves Baroque stucco work and an 18th-century bell tower. According to tradition, a trapdoor in the chapel led to the dungeons.

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