Castello

This examination proposes a critical interpretation of some restoration and rehabilitation works of the fortifications
constituting the Terminio – Cervialto’s defence line, in the southern region of Italy called Alta Irpinia (AV): the castles of
Quaglietta, Volturara, Castelvetere sul Calore and Taurasi.
The research investigates four sites characterized by a strong relationship between these medieval architectures and the
landscape and between the defence system and the regional planning. Project actions have been based on a meticulous
analysis, not limited to the field of historical and archaeological research, but that includes multidisciplinary aspects,
recognising the intrinsic value of the natural environment and of anthropological and socio-economic aspects, in order to
understand the importance of the places and their role in history, identifying new uses which meet the contemporary needs
of society.
The project should safeguard these archaeological remains, taking into account the stratification of the lands, where we
can recognise the history of structural alterations on the fortresses, carried out in the past, for defence and military reasons.
What’s the best way to establish a connection between historical records and the innovation of technological and
sustainable solutions?
How does it change the rapport with the context, the environmental and urban landscape?
These are the questions that have accompanied the projects of restoration, conservation and enhancement. The projects
proposed in this research could be an example of an alternative approach, a kind of revitalizing actions for fragile places.
These medieval small towns, even if affected by depopulation, have the potentialities to became new places able to
generate social aggregation, through strategic visions in order to rethink the landscape, for example through the promotion
of cultural events and the development of new tourism strategies to increase the employment and improve the quality of
life of the residents.
To restore the fortified landscapes means to go against the “superficiality of the sight”, by entrusting the restoration and
refurbishment the task to introduce, ransom and connect the principal urban centres these extraordinary places.

I documenti d’archivio rivelano la presenza di diverse chiese situate a San Miniato e nelle aree suburbane, che sono scomparse negli ultimi secoli. Di queste è andata perduta non soltanto la memoria ecclesiastica, ma spesso anche la testimonianza architettonica. È il caso anche della chiesa di
Sant’Andrea, extra et prope San Miniato, iuxta Castrum Ciculum, che si trovava lungo la strata vallis putei, nella zona denominata Reggiana.

“Il Castello di Pentadattilo. Storia, archeologia, architettura” è un libro che come espressamente dichiarato dal titolo tratta del castello di Pentadattilo, paese caratteristico a Sud della provincia di Reggio Calabria. Attraverso tre percorsi tematici che prevedono la storia, l’archeologia e l’architettura, l’autore compie un’analisi dettagliata di tutte le componenti e caratteristiche del nucleo fortificato del borgo, colmando così quel vuoto esistente nella storia degli studi in merito alle fortificazioni della provincia di Reggio Calabria. Un libro tecnico e con tantissime immagini a colori che aiutano nella comprensione globale di un sito dalle peculiarità uniche ed eccezionali, quale è Pentadattilo.