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A little-known but very evocative place. Here you can admire the ancient walls of a Lombard-era castle and a beautiful 360-degree view of the town of Acerno and the surrounding peaks. Following the CAI trail, you can reach the highest point of the Tempa. More information here: https://www.comune.acerno.sa.it/gallerie/patrimonio-storico-culturale/resti-tempa-castello/

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.

A small historical jewel, the medieval village of Terravecchia, surrounded by a thick belt of olive groves, stands out in the Picentina Valley with its castle and centuries-old walls. It has just 51 souls, but its life has its roots in very remote times, in the ancient pre-Christian era when the area was settled by the Picentini. From 1000 onwards the village saw an exponential development; around the Castle the feud grew energetically, with shops, cisterns, warehouses, churches (that of Sant'Egidio and San Leone) and palaces. Cobbled streets and winding alleys look like a real capillary network and still today they shape and outline the center. The mule track leads to the castro which, restored in 1240 by Frederick II of Swabia, became a hunting lodge. The village abandoned since the end of the eighteenth century. after the D'Avalos family, today it has found vitality again, thanks to a huge restoration work. The historic houses, which have become venues for conferences, meetings and places of art, are authentically unique, confirming the richness of the local heritage. https://fondoambiente.it/luoghi/borgo-di-terravecchia-giffoni-valle-piana?ldc https://www.prolocogiffonivallepiana.it/borgo-e-castello-medievale-di-terravecchia/

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It was rebuilt at the beginning of the Norman domination and is mentioned in documents as "Domus domini imperatoris in Ebulo" and considered one of the most important of the Middle Ages. Its reconstruction dates back to the second half of the 11th century, probably at the time of the feudal dominion of the first lord of Eboli, Guglielmo d’Altavilla, brother of Roberto il Guiscardo, Prince of Salerno. https://comune.eboli.sa.it/contenuti/89712/castello-colonna

The castle dates back to the 12th century but was certainly built on a pre-existing Roman garrison dating back to 146 BC. It dominates the village with its walls of which the first, crenellated and well preserved, winds for over 200 meters with various stretches of crenellated curtains with slits and 14 towers. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Terravecchia was forgotten until 1240 when Frederick II of Swabia king of Sicily made it his residence for a period probably equal to one year, but only after having ordered a substantial restoration. after which the castle assumed the double function, just as the Swabian ruler had wanted, of castrum but also of domus or residence and ideal dwelling especially for hunting. The Castle and the walls are currently the subject of a major recovery and renovation work and it is from the walls that you can enjoy a magnificent view of both the surrounding valley and the mountains but also, in the most clear, of the sea.

To learn more: https://www.icastelli.it/it/campania/salerno/olevano-sul-tusciano/castello-di-olevano-sul-tusciano