The typology of the "fortress"

Photo from Cupra Marittima Alta by @giuseppebaldassarri

The Territory of the Rocche A land of passage, always placed between the borders of strong political entities - from north to south and west - and also divided internally between often opposing powerful lords, the "Marca" still shows today with its numerous fortresses the signs  of its political history. A story of harsh defenses and offenses, denounced by the point-like distribution of military structures built to protect the cities and the territory, which can now be retraced in a fascinating itinerary that embraces the whole region. The typology of the "fortress", a garrison of small armed garrisons, characterized by a reduced wall circuit between perimeter towers containing the extreme defense of the keep, was in fact well suited to both the control of the interval passes and the defense of urban centers, and often also  under their watchful control.

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