CASERTAVECCHIA E MERCATINI DI NATALE LIMATOLA

The Castle of Limatola is located in the upper part of the old town, on a hill, in a strategic position. It was built by Normans on the remains of a Longobard tower. Already in 842 AD, Lombard Lombard Landolfo of Caserta brought a victory against the Beneventans.

In the 14th century it was possession before the Cantelmo and then D'Artus. The following century was the fief of de la Rath (then italianized in Della Ratta). In the sixteenth century belonged to de Capua, Mastelloni and Gambacorta. In 1532 the families were Centenarians who arrived at two hundred and seventy-six in 1561 and declined to one hundred and thirty after the plague of 1656.ll Latimora Castle is one of the most interesting examples of medieval fortified architecture, which in 2020 will reach the threshold of 1000 years of existence. guarded the events of the Angevin families, Aragonese, Sanseverino, were the stage of the 17th century and witnessed the strategic stay of Garibaldi. For centuries there have resided as powerful women as the Duchess Margherita De Tucziaco, the fairy Contessa di Caserta Anna Gambacorta and the cultured Countess Aurelia D'Este. In the Renaissance important renovation works transformed him from military architecture to s ignorant while retaining some defensive features. After decades of abandonment, the building was restored in 2010 and hosts a restaurant hotel. The castle is surrounded by a walled wall surrounded by circular towers equipped with a scarp to the height of the cornice. The chapel the palatine dedicated to Saint Nicholas preserves an ancient crucifix. Some of the rooms are decorated with frescoes mostly of the eighteenth century. The Limatola Castle rises majestically from a soft summit on a magnificent view that gathers the view of Matese and Taburno, about 8 Km from the Royal Palace of Caserta and 27 Km from Naples. The Castle of Limatola is one of the most interesting examples of medieval fortified architecture, which in 2020 will reach the threshold of 1000 years of existence. The Castle, which has always been a home of prestige, is today was restored to its ancient splendor, thanks to the restoration work carried out by Cosystem Srl of the family Sgueglia, owner of the structure. The works han not having the high supervision of the Bappsae superintendent of Caserta and Benevento. The Limatola Castle is also a museum center dedicated to the 16th century artist Tolentino, in addition to its fresco in the tower, a Polyptych commissioned in 1527 by the Gambacorta Family . The important testimony will be housed in the walls of the fortress, awaiting final settlement in the Diocesan Museum of Caserta. In the wing of the Castle is set up the exhibition "The Castle of Limatola and the Battle of the

Volturno ". The pictorial exhibition narrates the events of October 1, 1860, among the most significant of the garibaldi epic. The Latimola Castle is also a museum center dedicated to the 16th century artist.