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Village · Tocco Caudio (BN)

Historic Centre of Tocco Caudio

  • Visit: about 1 h 10 min
  • 423 m
Pictured: Tocco Caudio · Antonio De Capua · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized and cropped

Fortified medieval village on a tuff ridge, with walls, towers and a moat, abandoned after repeated earthquakes.

The old centre of Tocco Caudio probably arose with the feudal society of the Middle Ages. The houses merge with the tuff ridge they stand on, so much so that rock and masonry seem to be one: a sight that strikes us every time.Protected by thick walls, towers and a moat, the village looked like an impregnable fortress, with its castle already standing before Roger's siege of 1138. After the many earthquakes that hit the area it was completely abandoned: we recommend viewing it with respect and caution, enjoying its suspended atmosphere.

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