Montesarchio

A tower and castle crown the hill above Montesarchio, with the two old quarters, Latovetere and Latonuovo, spread down its slopes at the foot of Monte Taburno. This was Samnite Caudium, near where the Roman army suffered the humiliation of the Caudine Forks. Under the Bourbons the tower became a high-security prison, and a plaque marks the cell thought to have held the patriot Carlo Poerio.

Highlights

• The tower, once a Bourbon jail, with Carlo Poerio's cell marked by a plaque
• The D'Avalos castle beside the tower on the hilltop
• Abbazia di San Nicola, 12th–13th century, with Romanesque traces inside
• Ancient marble fountain in the main square
• Site of ancient Caudium, near the pass of the Caudine Forks

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