{"id":4373,"date":"2021-02-02T14:06:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T14:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trullodellapace.it\/portfolio-items\/carovigno\/"},"modified":"2021-12-31T17:38:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T17:38:37","slug":"info-about-carovigno","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.trullodellapace.it\/en\/portfolio-items\/info-about-carovigno\/","title":{"rendered":"Carovigno"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carovigno<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/i>BACK TO DISCOVER<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/span>

20 minutes from Trullo della Pace<\/h4><\/h2><\/span>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/i><\/span>
<\/div><\/div>

Carovigno<\/strong> stands on a fortified hill with megalithic walls, which currently forms a large part of the medieval quarter.
\nIt was inhabited since the early Stone Age and there are, in fact, many interesting items of the Paleolithic and Neolithic and testimonies of human settlements.<\/p>\n

What to visit:<\/h3>\n

DENTICE DI FRASSO CASTLE<\/h3>\n

Carovigno Castle stands on the highest point of the village.
\nThe structure, which was built at the end of the 12th century as a military fortress, underwent many modifications until it became a noble residence during the 18th century.
\nAlong the Castle is the Church of St. Anna, which was built by the Imperial family in the 18th century and served as a private chapel.
\nThe choice of location was due to logistical needs, as strategically better suited to the defense: from the top of the towers it dominates the whole coastline from Torre Canne to Brindisi.
\n<\/span>The first floor of the Carovigno Castle has been left as equipped as in the past, from the bedrooms to the main saloon with an elegant fireplace.
\n<\/span>It remains associated with the proprietary of Dentice di Frassino family since the end of the 18th century.
\n<\/span>Along the Castle is the Church of St. Anna, which was built by the Imperial family in the 18th century and served as a private chapel.
\n<\/span>Thanks to volunteers, it is possible to visit the castle at predetermined times, and, on reservation, also add guided tours in the historic center of Carovigno, the so-called “Land Rione”, and in some of the oldest churches in the village.<\/span><\/p>\n

For information and reservations<\/strong>
\nCastle visit: Tel. 0831 997213<\/strong>
\nGuided tours: Tel. 320.9653918<\/strong>
\nE-mail: scv_carovigno@libero.it<\/strong><\/p>\n

Church of Carmine<\/h3>\n

Built in 1625, it was initially built as a residence for the “Padri Carmelitani” in the process of moving from the Relief Convent.
\nThe church later called Carmine was outside the walls of the city and for water supplies it could take advantage of a small groove on the terrace.
\nAt the entrance you can still see the original portal dating to the first half of the eighteenth century, probably built by the same Padri Carmelitani.
\n<\/span>Inside, however, eight chapels are painted and distributed along the nave of the Church of Carmine.
\n<\/span>There are also several canvases, the most valuable of which are the St. Anthony of Padua and a St. Michael Archangel and a Holy Family of unknown signatures.<\/span><\/p>\n

Madonna del Belvedere Sanctuary<\/h3>\n

About 3 kilometers from Carovigno, nestled in the green of the Itria Valley, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Belvedere lies at about 100 meters altitude, a sixteenth-century outpost of an extraordinary system of natural caves once inhabited by Basilian monks.
\nBuilt after the find of the icon of the Virgin, the Sanctuary was rebuilt in neoclassical style, and inside it a 47-steps staircase leads to the upper crypt, adorned with the 16th-century frescoes of Our Lady.
\n<\/span>Going down again, you come to the lower crypt with the 14th-century frescoes in Sienese Gothic style, and the second fresco, ornamented by the baroque altar.
\n<\/span>The Sanctuary is the final stage of the “nzegna” procession, an acrobatic choreography of flags and flags, celebrated on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays after Easter.
\n<\/span>The game is a commemoration of the find of the Virgin icon and symbolizes the waving of the colored handkerchief that a young pastor waved for joy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Link Tripadvisor – Santuario Madonna Belvedere<\/a><\/p>\n

Serranova Castle<\/h3>\n

About 9 kilometers from Carovigno, there is a small hamlet, Serranova.
\nIt has overlooked, for a long time, a fortified farm that became a castle through the restructurings done by the various lords until the last to come, the prince Dentice di Grasso, who made his summer residence.
\nThe construction of the castle of Serranova, then restructured by the feudalist Ottavio Serra in 1629, dates back to 1350.<\/p>\n

For information on visits, call:<\/strong><\/p>\n