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Castle · Salerno (SA)

Forte La Carnale

  • Visit: about 1 h 15 min
Forte La Carnale
Photo: Giaros · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized

The 1569 tower built to watch for Saracens, by the sea at the eastern entrance to Salerno.

Forte La Carnale was built in 1569 as a cavalry tower, to spot raids by Saracen pirates along the coast.In the Bourbon period it was used as an arms depot. It stands by the sea, in the eastern part of the city.

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