プーリアのグラヴィーナの洞窟・トップ3

Castrum belli montis. A church probably dating back to the 11th century, surrounded by a village, it ended with its destruction by seismic causes at the end of 1700. Today, what remains is what was probably a bell tower which, judging from what remains of it, must have had the characteristics of a square-shaped fortress tower, which gave the fiefdom the appearance and justified the title of Castrum.

splendid view from the highest point of the Rocca del Garagnone, to get there you travel along a road with a nice slope, but the result is beyond satisfactory

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かつての村からは今日、城からそれほど遠くない場所に建つ、聖母マリアに捧げられた小さな教会だけが残っています。 モンテセリコ城は、その後の世紀において、さまざまな地元の貴族に属していました。17世紀から18世紀末にかけては、ジェノヴァのグリマルディ・デイ・ドリア家とサンチャ家の子孫の一部が所有していました。その後、半世紀以上にわたって放棄されていましたが、1857年に地元の男爵であるデッリ・アッリ・チェッティ家によって購入されましたが、その時にはすでに住めない場所になっていました。

The manor is accessed via a ramp paved with cobblestones. After the entrance portal, you enter a square courtyard that separates the keep from the external mass that encloses it. Originally the entrance was located exactly on the opposite side to the current one, opened only in recent times (19th century), and consisted of an ogival door with stone frames. The ground floor plan is divided into two parts with an arch supporting a pointed barrel vault. The two upper floors are accessed via a spiral staircase.

980年頃、オットー2世はプーリアに侵攻した後、占領地域の国境に、計画されたカラブリア遠征のための補給拠点としても機能する防衛拠点を設置するよう命じました。 その後、城は要塞に改造されました。

Some trace its construction back to Roman times, but many rightly believe it is from the Norman age as in the case of Giustino Fortunato. Others, such as the German medievalist Carl Arnold Willemsen - who made a considerable effort in studying the time and the figure of Emperor Frederick II - have believed that, being of modest proportions, it is a holiday rather than a defense , but recent studies show the opposite, especially if we take into account that next to it there was an extensive village. However, it seems certain that it was transformed into a fortress at the time of Otto II, around 980. In 1041 it was the scene of the battle that saw the Normans of Melfi defeat the Byzantines of Montepeloso. The castle was restored and enlarged by the Swabians and it seems that it was frequently visited by Frederick II as the natural habitat of the birds of prey so dear to the Emperor.

1897年、ゲッツァーノの人々は、賢い老人が見た夢に従って、その場所に大挙して押し寄せ、老人が夢見た聖母マリアを探して城の北側の斜面を掘り始めました。作業は長期間続き、その後数年間も再開されましたが、その結果、構造物に深刻な損傷が生じました。