Saint Salvatore Church in Faeto: History, Art, and Identity at the Heart of the Village
In the centre of Faeto, the village’s Mother Church rises over the main square with its grey stone façade and a presence that cannot go …
HISTORY & ARCHITECTURE
The Name of a Village Born from a Forest
Long before the village existed, there was the forest. In the Alta Valle del Celone, among the hills of the Daunian Sub-Apennines, beech trees …
Casa del Capitano in Faeto: the Oldest Monument in the Village
In the main square of Faeto, among the narrow streets of one of the best-preserved medieval villages in the Monti Dauni (Dauni Mountains) of …
The Provençal Arch in Celle di San Vito
Some monuments are capable of encapsulating the identity of an entire region through the simple arrangement of their stones. In the heart of the …
Casale San Vito in Celle di San Vito
Exploring the Apulian Apennines often reveals traces of ancient routes where the passage of pilgrims intersected with the seasonal migration of …
The Streets of Castelluccio Valmaggiore: Where Stone Tells a Story
Walking through the streets of Castelluccio Valmaggiore means moving through layers of history built up over centuries. The narrow lanes of the …
Byzantine Tower of Castelluccio Valmaggiore
At the highest point of the village, where the hillside becomes most exposed and vulnerable, stands the Byzantine Tower of Castelluccio …
Porta del Pozzo and Porta del Piscero: The Stone Gateways That Tell the Story of Castelluccio Valmaggiore
Porta del Pozzo and Porta del Piscero are stone gateways that mark the boundary between the village and the outside world, between the present day …
Ponte del Freddo, Castelluccio Valmaggiore
A Stone Structure Where the Forest Meets the Water On the edge of the Petrera Pine Forest, just outside the center of Castelluccio Valmaggiore, …
A Green Space in the Heart of the Village
In the center of Castelluccio Valmaggiore, among the streets of a village that still bears the marks of its medieval past, there is a space …