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Tower · Paternopoli (AV)

Medieval Tower of Paternopoli

  • Visit: about 30 min
  • 492 m
Pictured: Paternopoli · Effems · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized and cropped

12th-century round watchtower with a cistern and moat, housing the small museum of rural life.

On Piazza Kennedy stand the traces of a 12th-century watchtower, once equipped with arrow slits. It is circular, with a cistern and a moat, and on the stone walls there is a carved coat of arms that we like to search for.Inside, Paternopoli's small museum of rural life has been set up, with farm machinery, work tools and everyday objects from the 18th and 19th centuries. We recommend the visit to get a close look at the values and hardships of the local farming community.

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