The castle is located on a hill, at a height of about 320 meters, to the right of the Clanio river. It is also known as the Castle of San Michele for the cult of the warrior Archangel. Although the first certain news regarding the castle of Avella dates back to the 9th century, it was built by the Lombards in the 7th century AD and dedicated to the Archangel Michael, and was then involved in numerous conflicts throughout its history, undergoing the domination of most of the foreign peoples who g read more
The castle is located on a hill, at a height of about 320 meters, to the right of the Clanio river. It is also known as the Castle of San Michele for the cult of the warrior Archangel. Although the first certain news regarding the castle of Avella dates back to the 9th century, it was built by the Lombards in the 7th century AD and dedicated to the Archangel Michael, and was then involved in numerous conflicts throughout its history, undergoing the domination of most of the foreign peoples who governed Campania, including the Lombards, the Normans, the Angevins and finally the Aragonese. The role of the castle, located on the top of a hill, was to control the nearby border with the Duchy of Naples and the Principality of Capua, as well as control the communication route between the Campanian plain and the Adriatic Sea in Puglia. The donjon remains of the structure, characterized by a cylindrical tower with a truncated cone base and an internal trapezoidal courtyard and two walls. The remains of the village's houses are preserved between the two walls. read less
