The tower is characterized by five floors, divided as follows: Ground floor It is actually a cistern below the very first level of the tower, it dates back to the XIII-XIV century and was used to collect rainwater. · Elevated floor Room above the cistern and connected to it by a well, probably this room was intended for the conservation of provisions. Today the floor has been paved with chestnut wood planks, supported by a metal structure and equipped with a crystal trapdoor, the floor has read more

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Summonte seems to have been a strategic choice for the location of the castle (documented for the first time in 1094) and the fortification of the farmhouse. It can therefore be said that Summonte was essentially a military garrison until the dawn of modernity. The surviving element of this system of fortifications is the cylindrical tower with a truncated cone base (late 13th-early 14th century). The tower was raised on the ruins of the castle where the Malerba family probably lived and held th read more

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