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Romena Castle

Name: Romena Castle
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Location: Pratovecchio Stia, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

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1. Passo del Carnaio – Calla Pass loop from Poppi

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2. Arno River Cycle Path – Girone Cycle Path loop from Firenze Campo di Marte

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3. Ponte in Legno – Palagio Fiorentino loop from Memmenano

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Davide

September 19, 2023

The Castle was probably built around the 10th century, as it was mentioned in documents as early as 1008 as a possession of Guido Alberto, Marquis of Spoleto.
This then passed through marriage into the hands of the Guidi Counts, lords of Romagna and Casentino, who held it until 1357, when it was sold to Florence for 9,600 gold florins.

With the end of the Grand Duchy, Romena became the seat of the Municipality only to be abandoned after its abolition was decided.
Damaged by the earthquake of 1678 and by the local population, who used it as a stone quarry for the construction of houses and farms, the castle was finally purchased at auction in 1768 by Count Ascanio of the Goretti de' Flamini family, who still owns it today the property.

The castle originally consisted of three large central towers and eleven turrets to reinforce the external walls.

At the end of the large parade ground, it is possible to recognize the prison tower, larger than the others and characterized by a large shoe.
Here the prisoners entered from above and were lowered down through a trap door in the floor.
Apparently the more serious the crime committed, the lower the prisoners were lowered: this system of punishment at various levels seems to have given Dante, who stayed here during his exile, the inspiration for the structure of Hell.

Romena is in fact remembered by Dante Alighieri in the XXX canto of the Inferno, composed right here, regarding Mastro Adamo da Brescia, a forger in the pay of the Guidi counts captured and burned alive in a locality which, precisely because of this affair, takes Omomorto's name.

The large tower in the center of the courtyard is the Postierla tower, equipped with a drawbridge, from which you access the Cassero area.
Here the lords resided with their family, protected by the moat and by the men guarding the towers and patrol walkways at the top of the walls.
In this area there is also the Mastio tower, the highest and most fortified of all as well as the last defense in the event of a siege: from here, a secret passage led outside the castle walls, allowing the besieged to escape.

Romena also inspired Gabriele D'Annunzio, guest of the Goretti de' Flamini Counts, who wrote much of the Alcyone here while contemplating the sacred mountain of La Verna and the beauty of the Casentino landscapes.

(Source: casentino.it/castello-di-romena )

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Location: Pratovecchio Stia, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

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Romena Castle

1. Passo del Carnaio – Calla Pass loop from Poppi

2. Arno River Cycle Path – Girone Cycle Path loop from Firenze Campo di Marte

3. Ponte in Legno – Palagio Fiorentino loop from Memmenano

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