Caltavuturo Castle

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Caltavuturo Castle clings to the top of the hill called Terravecchia, overlooking the modern small town to the north. It was originally the city's medieval core, completely abandoned for a different site (that of the modern town) only in modern times. The origins date from the Arab period. 

Some massive parts of the walls remain, being a curtain wall of quadrangular plan and another semi-cylindrical tower  to protect the access on the north side.

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Address
Via Torino 18, Caltavuturo, Italy

Established
9th century AD

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