Tufo
Castle is set on a
volcanic rock, on the top of the
hill. It was built by
Raone del
Tufo during the
Lombard domination. The
first historical mention of the
little town appeared in the
9th
century.
People
settled around the Castle and
used the volcanic rock that was
widely present in the subsoil of
the whole area of the country, to
built their fortress.
Lombards, Byzantines fought over this
strategic fortification for
years. In the second half of the
11th century the Normans defeated the
Lombards and the Byzantines, who
were totally exhausted by years
of war.
The Castle
was therefore built as a fortress
to protect the village from enemy
raids. In the second half of the
15th
century Alfonso V of
Aragon reigned over Tufo.
This Dynasty modified the
structure of the Castle with
decorations and
ornaments. The Castle had
also the function to provide a
retreat for Royal or aristocratic
families as the so called
del
Tufo, who ruled over
Tufo in 1578. It followed a
period of earthquakes, plagues
and floods. Two other
aristocratic families reigned
over Tufo: Piatti of
Venice and Capobianco of
Benevento.
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