City of Caprarica di Lecce - The Baronial palace and the civic tower
Channel: Città aperte in rete
Date: 2018-02-08

The palace dates back to the Norman period, around 12th century, when Tancredi d’Altavilla encouraged the development of construction for defensive and religious purposes.
This is an ancient military fortress because of the presence of solid fortified walls which protected the entire architectural complex.
Today just one of the two towers still exists and is in a good state of conservation. Once they controlled and protected the castle from external attacks.

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