City of Galatone - Fulcignano Castle
Channel: Città aperte in rete
Date: 08/02/2018

Situated at about 800 metres straight-ahead and South-East from Galatone, Fulcignano has represented the emblem of a way of life deeply steeped in Greek and Byzantine culture.
At Fulcignano House’s best, tensions with the neighbouring Galatone started to sharpen, maybe because of their different ethnic, linguistic and cultural origins.
As a consequence, in 1335, despite being part of the same territory, a hard battle between the two populations started.
The inhabitants of Galatone won against Fulcignano and destroyed it.
The people from Fulcignano, scared, moved towards Galatone, considered to be safer, by denying their own Greek-Byzantine culture.

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