This itinarary consists in a visit to an antique fortress called “Castelaccio”, believed to be the ruins of the the royal palace of Cocalo; to a district of Naro in the countryside called “Furore” and to the Early Christian Catacomb Complex in the Canale area.
The first stopRound about two kilometres away from Naro, there is the Castelaccio. This site proves the existence of an antique fortress built by the Sicani (an italic tribe, that arrived before the Greeks) in 1240 BC; some historians believe that the ruins belong to Camico, the leggendary capital of the reign of Kokalos, the King of the Sicani. The ruins of the castle is situated on a square plateau, where one can admire the most beautiful of views.
The cyclopical walls, an old stairway (which perhaps led to the entrance of the fortress) and many caves are the ruins of the fortress that have survived through time. The tower, according to historical evidence, together with the one of Naro and the one situated on the Caravello Hill, were the three towers that are rappresented on the coat-of-arms of the city of Naro, but other historians believe that the latter rappresented the tree towers present along the town walls. |
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