Medieval Castle and Stone Wall Houses
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Location: Vittorito, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
Top cycling routes to Medieval Castle and Stone Wall Houses
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5.0
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Sources of the Pescara River – Medieval Aqueduct of Sulmona loop from Popoli-Vittorito02:55
47.7km
420m
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Gorges of San Venanzio – Basilica of San Pelino loop from Raiano01:46
26.7km
270m
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Medieval Aqueduct of Sulmona – Sources of the Pescara River loop from Sulmona Introdacqua02:58
48.6km
450m
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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.
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Location: Vittorito, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
Top cycling routes to Medieval Castle and Stone Wall Houses
- Intermediate
5.0
(2)
34
Sources of the Pescara River – Medieval Aqueduct of Sulmona loop from Popoli-Vittorito02:55
47.7km
420m
Intermediate13
Gorges of San Venanzio – Basilica of San Pelino loop from Raiano01:46
26.7km
270m
Expert5.0
(2)
35
Medieval Aqueduct of Sulmona – Sources of the Pescara River loop from Sulmona Introdacqua02:58
48.6km
450m
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