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Village · Summonte (AV)

Old Village of Summonte

  • Visit: about 1 h 10 min
  • 719 m
Pictured: Summonte · T4bacc0 (it.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized and cropped

Village with 16th-century courtyard palaces and monumental portals, gathered around the Angevin tower and documented since 1094.

The historic centre of Summonte winds along Via Borgonuovo, the main street, from which branch Via Varra, climbing towards the mountain, and the road through the arch of San Nicola. They all converge on Via Castello, where the oldest core gathers around the Angevin tower.We like discovering the many 16th-century palaces with inner courtyards and monumental entrances. The place has an ancient history: as early as 1094 documents mention a castle called Submonte. We recommend climbing slowly up to the tower, looking around at every turn.

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