Una vacanza culturale in Abruzzo: Torri,castelli,eremi,borghi e fortificazioni della provincia di Teramo Tutto il territorio della provincia di Teramo appare segnato dalla presenza di torri , castelli e strutture fortificate che testimoniano il passato storico in this province of Abruzzo.
On the coast, dominated by towers built to defend themselves against the Saracens. These include the Tower of Martock, built in the fourteenth century by Charles V, the master Portolano d 'Abruzzo, which besides serving as a watch tower of the enemy ships, had annexed another building used as customs. The tower on the facade has a 'membership and a badge with the' two-headed eagle which is the 'symbol of Charles V.
going south along the coast, there are other towers of this type near the mouth of the Salt Vibrata. They had a sighting is a function of both the defense and served to repel an attack by Turks in 1556 attacked the Abruzzo coast.
Of particular importance to the 'grandeur of the structure is the Tower of Cerrano Pineto, which has a large square base, on which stands a' structure of other, smaller structures both end with a flat-topped battlements . Currently, the Torre del Cerrano is owned by the province of Teramo and is a marine biology laboratory and river.
The hilly and mountainous areas have, in addition to the towers, fortified towns and military forts. Among the towers include the triangular tower at Montegualtieri Cermignano. The tower was built in XIV century on a rocky outcrop with its 18 meters height allowed to watch over the valley of Vomano.
Tower Cellino Attanasio, cylindrical in shape, was part of the walls positioned to defend the country. The tower of the Queen Giovanna Bisenti, perhaps of any time prior to 1300, is the 'only one left of three towers located on the walls of the country.
Typical examples of fortified villages are Montone, with the tower keep, a square layout of the fourteenth century, all mail 'entrance to the village and the Clock Tower, the XII - XIII century, a square, marked into two floors by a double row of bricks, at the top of the facade is the 'clock that gives the name.
Sant'Omero also looks like a fortified town, where the 'village is situated on a' hill and is surrounded by walls with base shoe, of which traces still remain, in particular, on a Brother Dionysius and along the Via di Porta Castello, where c 'is the port of entry, with a pointed arch that gives access to a staircase, the steps surmounted by times you see the big wooden lintels. 'S entire structure and the fortifications could be dated around 1400, other buildings are of later ages, around 1600. Along the tunnels and alleys of the village there are niches and locations di guardia per i soldati , che oggi sono state riempite con mattoni.
Spostandoci verso l' interno incontriamo due strutture militari, una utilizzata fino al 1861 ed ora restaurata è la Fortezza di Civitella, l' altra da molto tempo in stato di abbandono è Castel Manfrino. La Fortezza di Civitella del Tronto, posta su di una sperone roccioso, in posizione dominante sulle vallate del Vibrata e del Tronto, si estende per circa 25 000 mq. La fortezza venne costruita tra il 1564 e il 1576 durante la dominazione spagnola. La fortezza era circondata da un fossato, su cui si abbassava un ponte levatoio, presentava vari camminamenti e tre piazze d' armi. La fortezza aveva 5 cisterne per l' acqua, magazzini per i viveri, prigioni, alloggi per i soldati, cucine e locali per la mensa, il Palazzo del Governatore, la chiesa di San Giacomo e la cappella di Santa Barbara. La fortezza e il paese di Civitella hanno subito numerosi assedi, l' ultimo nel 1861, quando fu l'ultima roccaforte borbonica ad arrendersi all'esercito di Vittorio Emanuele II. Dopo anni di abbandono, nel 1985, dopo 13 anni di restauri , è stata aperta ai visitatori.
Castel Manfrino si trova in località Macchia di Sole, al confine con il territorio di Ascoli Piceno e deve il suo nome al re svevo Manfredi che la fece costruire per difendersi dalle incursioni dei feudatari guelfi di Ascoli. Nel 1266 Manfredi venne sconfitto da Carlo I D' Angiò, that s' possession of the castle and strengthened by building another tower. The castle, limestone, square-shaped, with walls reinforced by three towers, now almost destroyed by the weather, the further south, a little detached, it was the tower, the central one, the male Swabian, was the ' inhabitants of the castle, the third tower, built by Charles ID 'Anjou, was placed to guard the' input. Remain the basis of this tower with the underground tank and sections of walls up to a 'height of 12 m. The castle then passed to the French, who kept it until 1400, was abandoned because its fortifications were not adequate to the discovery of gunpowder, as instead came to the fortress of Civitella.
to admire and visit the castles and towers of this wonderful corner of Abruzzovi suggest spending a holiday at La Meridiana.
