Castelvecchio Calvisio

You enter the village from one of its ancient gates gives the idea to conquer an immortal place. The elliptical shape of the village has a double wall around to protect the center, known as Ricetto, with the church of Giovanni Battista. From the entrance gates of San Lorenzo, San Martino, San Giovanni and San Cipriano it possible to cross one of the ancient Roman decumanus which still mark the village. the structure of the hamlet is unique with narrows alleys, the so-called rue, even more narrows alleys, the high stairs to the entrance in the fortress houses among arches and reinforcement shelves. Next to the church, there is the Captain Palace and the entrance gate Torre Maggiore that displays carved a Saracen half-moon inscription. Remarkable is San Cipriano, an ancient church of 8th century built on an ancient temple dedicated to Venus Goddess. In this area is preserved the Adonis Vernalis flower and special local beans are cultivated with their medieval flavor.