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Castle · Apollosa (BN)

Terravecchia Castle in Apollosa

  • Visit: about 1 h 15 min
  • 427 m
Pictured: Apollosa · Bformato · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized

Overgrown ruins of a very ancient castle along the path that climbed from the Via Appia to Apollosa.

Along an old path that led from the Via Appia up to the village lie the remains of Terravecchia castle. Today it is a ruin completely covered by vegetation, but it keeps the charm of forgotten places, to be discovered slowly and with suitable shoes.Its structures, lighter than those of 8th- and 9th-century castles, suggest a very ancient origin, perhaps between the 4th and 5th centuries, while the fortified village with walls and towers would be later. Right here, in 1127, a battle was fought between William, rector of Benevento, and Baron Hugh Infante of Apollosa.

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