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Cantelmo Castle

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Cantelmo Castle

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    1. Ring tour from Pettorano sul Gizio - Gravel sections

    58.5km

    04:53

    1,260m

    1,260m

    Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    July 17, 2020

    Conceived as one of the main fortresses in the Peligna valley, the building dates back to the 11th century, built by the Normans and dependent on the Valvense diocese. In the following century it was owned by Oddone di Pettorano, and later after the Swabians, the Angevins and Cantelos were the owners, with the marriage of Amile d'Agoult with Giovanna di Odorisio da Ponte. Damaged by the earthquake of 1706, the castle was half transformed into a civil residence of the owners, who ceded it to the municipality in 1977. The Castle has an irregular circular plan, because half of the semicircle was used for the construction of civil houses. Normally the pentagonal control tower remains, with two smaller towers in the perimeter, located to the south west and north west. The defensive construction system is called "sack", with external facing in rough-hewn stone and lime mortar. The castle was decorated with noble coats of arms and original furniture, but everything was sold or plundered in the 1900s, given the abandonment until today's recovery.

    Timetables or services may vary:
    Monday 10-13, 15-18
    Tuesday 10-13, 15-18
    Wednesday 10-13, 15-18
    Thursday 10-13, 15-18
    Friday 10-13, 15-18
    Saturday 10-13, 15-18
    Sunday 10-13, 15-18

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      Elevation 650 m

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      Location: Pettorano Sul Gizio, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

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