Art And History

Parella Castle

The Parella Castle, as we can appreciate it today, is the result of various building phases that followed each other throughout the centuries. 

Initially a shelter and later a fortified barrier to collect tolls during Medieval times, in the renaissance era it was subject to the most important transformation work of Alexy I of the San Martino di Parella House. Thanks to Alessio I in fact the castle lost its military function, it is amplified and enriched with …

Santo Stefano Tower

The bell tower of Santo Stefano stood next to a Romanesque church and belonged to the abbey complex of Benedictine monks, founded in 1044, dedicated to the protomartyr Stefano and the Holy Saviour. The naming comes from a pre-existing church, located in a sub-urban area, donated by the Benedictine monks, maybe in 1042. During the XI century the Benedictines took advantage of other donations given by the authorities and around the middle of the same century the …