Gloriosa Square Varco dei Lombi
The route runs through the medieval village enclosed by the walls, starting from Gloriosa Square, once the site of St. Mary's Church. It enters through the southeast gate, an ancient defensive gateway, and follows the main street connecting the fortress to the church, passing in front of the Praetorian Palace. The path ends at the Lombi gate.
This route allows you to go through the entire village enclosed by the medieval walls. The route begins on Gloriosa Square, which even only two centuries ago looked very different. In fact, the church dedicated to St. Mary was present here.
The route, now called Vittorio Emanuele Street, continues with the present access to the castle from the southeast. This was originally an antiporta, that is, a reinforced gate to allow for better defense. Upon entering you can see both the reinforced outer gate and the original one.
From here we continue along a road that passes next to the present town hall, which in ancient times was the praetorian palace, the most importantbuilding in the community. Not coincidentally, it was built along a road that cuts lengthwise through the village and is positioned between the fortress that stands at the highest part and the church that stands at the lowest part.
This road may be very old and constitutes the main axis of the medieval road system, intersecting at right angles with the road from the fortress, Piazza XVIII Novembre, leading to the cistern.
The route ends at the so-called varco dei Lombi, which today is another exit to theoutside and is named after a small building, the sala dei Lombi, where many cultural events are held today. This place has special significance for the local community because it is linked to the mutual aid society that had its headquarters there, thanks to theintervention of members and even the King of Italy.
