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Tower · Montesarchio (BN)

Montesarchio Tower

  • Visit: about 30 min
  • 396 m

Montesarchio's medieval tower, redesigned in the Renaissance, which together with the castle houses the Archaeological Museum of Caudine Samnium.

A symbol of Montesarchio, the tower is a military structure of medieval origin, no earlier than 938, when the princes of Benevento granted the right to fortify the territory of Caudi. Its present appearance is due above all to Francesco di Giorgio Martini, who inspected the castles of the Kingdom in 1495: the circular shape and low, thick walls responded to new siege techniques using cannon.The tower consists of a tall central cylinder wrapped in a lower, more massive outer cylinder. In the 19th century it was used as a political prison: we are moved by the cell, now open to visitors, where the patriot Carlo Poerio was imprisoned. We recommend combining the visit with the National Archaeological Museum of Caudine Samnium, housed between the tower and the castle.

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