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Interesting, well-restored castle complex with worthwhile views from the tower of the entire old town of the medieval village of Pacentro and the beautiful surroundings.

From the town of Roccacasale, from the upper part of the town, an obvious mule track climbs halfway up the south-west ridge of Morrone to reach the Puzzacchio Refuge

The castle of Pacentro, located on the highest part of the village, at an altitude of 718 m. on Mount Morrone, it is one of the best preserved fortified structures in Abruzzo.

The castle of Pacentro, at an altitude of 718 meters on Mount Morrone, is one of the best preserved fortified structures in Abruzzo.

The castle deserves a stop and a visit. The visit has an entrance fee of 2 euros

Among the most beautiful villages in Italy! Neat little streets and a really welcoming place!

The highest part of the town preserves the original fortified structure: the remains of the medieval castle and the characteristic stone houses. In fact, in the Middle Ages, due to defensive needs, the inhabited nucleus was located a little further north than today. The castle already existed before 1076 as mentioned in the Chronicon Casauriense: the tower, aimed at sighting and defense, was supposed to be a strut and constituted the summit of a triangular hillside enclosure. There is also a curtain of buildings (house-walls) that constituted the perimeter of the ancient fortified center, and in which a passage called "Foot gate" opens, under the ancient clock.

The castle of the barons De Sancts is located upstream of the town of Roccacasale, on the slopes of Monte Morrone, in a dominant position with respect to the road that connects Popoli and Sulmona. Its function of sighting and defense has certainly guaranteed, over the centuries, the survival of the small residential complex built at its feet. According to tradition, the castle was founded in 925 by the will of the count of Spoleto in order to prevent the Arabs from reaching the connections of the Sangro Valley and the Cinquemiglia Plateau. Subsequently, the structure was managed by the Cantelmo family and then in the 16th century it became the domain of the barons De Sanctis, until 1803 when it was destroyed following the Napoleonic invasion. During the nineties the entire complex was subjected to a conservative restoration and the building in the area further downstream to an architectural and functional recovery.