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Village of Roca Nuova

Village of Roca Nuova

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Village of Roca Nuova

Name: Village of Roca Nuova
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Location: Melendugno, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

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1. Bauxite Lake of Otranto – Bauxite Lake of Otranto loop from Sanarica

119km

07:14

830m

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2. Lovers' Arch – View of Le Due Sorelle loop from San Foca

49.1km

03:20

210m

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3. Acaya Castle – Acaya Castle loop from Torre dell'Orso

67.3km

03:55

160m

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January 20, 2021

This medieval village with a thousand-year history has been the subject of multiple studies due to the good preservation of its walls. Thanks to the support of the King of Naples, the local people built it around the XVI century, to protect themselves from the pirate's raids constantly acted at the coastal village of Roca Vecchia. When the inhabitants moved here, the hamlet was divided into four residential structures with a central square for the market (still visible today), a well and a defensive watchtower.

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November 13, 2022

Posted in Salento Fortificazioni collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni. History has it that in the year 1480 the inhabitants of Roca Vecchia were put to flight by the Saracen raids who shortly afterwards left it to its fate. In 1544 the governor of Terra d’Otranto Ferrante Loffredo, by order of Charles V, had it razed to the ground. Because? Because, according to him, it has become a den of pirates dedicated to attacks and raids towards the hinterland ... This is a key to reading history. The other key has it that Roca vecchia was destroyed by the Spanish "faction" of Charles V because it was guilty of being in league with the enemies of the French "faction" of Francis I ...

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Location: Melendugno, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

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Village of Roca Nuova

1. Bauxite Lake of Otranto – Bauxite Lake of Otranto loop from Sanarica

2. Lovers' Arch – View of Le Due Sorelle loop from San Foca

3. Acaya Castle – Acaya Castle loop from Torre dell'Orso

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