Summonte

A deed of 1037 mentions mulberries grown here for silkworms, the oldest record of sericulture in Italy. The village lies above 700 metres on the eastern slopes of Partenio, in the province of Avellino, and its name comes from sub monte, 'under the mountain'. Its old centre grew inside the walls of a castle whose Lombard tower, unusually, stood on a round base.

Highlights

• The round tower of the old Castrum Submontis, overlooking the valley
• The San Nicola arch, once the main gate of the walled castle village
• The eastern slopes of Partenio, which rise above the village

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