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Castle · Benevento (BN)

Rocca dei Rettori

  • Visit: about 1 h 15 min
Pictured: Benevento · Dэя-Бøяg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized

Fortress at the highest point of Benevento's historic centre, with the Lombard keep and the Palace of the Papal Governors.

At the highest point of Benevento's historic centre rises the Rocca dei Rettori, built on the edge of the ancient city, near one of its gates. It consists of two parts: the Torrione (great tower) of Lombard origin, 28 metres high, with a polygonal plan, pointed mullioned windows and reused Roman stones, and the larger Palace of the Papal Governors.We like looking at the crown of corbels and machicolations and the two turrets on top. The palace, on three floors around a courtyard, blends ancient and neoclassical elements; on the west side a ramp leads to the raised garden, a quiet corner overlooking the city.

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