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Castrum Olibani (Castle of Olevano)

Castrum Olibani (Castle of Olevano)

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Location: Olevano Sul Tusciano, Salerno, Campania, Italy

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  • The defensive building is set between two natural rock towers in a locality in the hamlet of Felitto, in an inaccessible place that dominates the entire valley below. The fortress was surrounded by a triple wall, the first of which can still be identified by some fragments incorporated in the current urbanization; the second, halfway up the slope, still has the watchtowers and the entrance to the Castrum intact; the third with two quadrangular towers was placed to guard the central nucleus built at maximum height.
    In the factories, the re-use of clay fragments and previous constructions is visible. The various rooms in which the inhabitants' daily activities took place are still clearly evident: three cisterns for collecting rainwater, halls, service area, halls, suspended arches and more. Between the second and third walls, the vast residential settlement can still be identified, positioned on a vast, mainly flat surface. In this area the ruins of a Christian church outline the small nave and the apse.

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    • May 28, 2023

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Location: Olevano Sul Tusciano, Salerno, Campania, Italy

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