Monte Sant’Angelo FG

The moat surrounding the castle in Largo Roberto il Guiscardo, commissioned by the Aragonese

The bridge and the entrance gate to the Aragonese Castle in Largo Roberto il Guiscardo

The castle moat and, on the right, the almond-shaped tower in Largo Roberto il Guiscardo

The bridge spanning the castle moat, with a defensive tower on the left in Largo Roberto il Guiscardo

The bridge linking Largo Roberto il Guiscardo with the castle’s entrance gate

The tower shaped like a ship’s hull (1493), designed by the architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini and commissioned by the Aragonese, in Largo Roberto il Guiscardo

A glimpse of the surrounding mountains as seen from Largo Roberto il Guiscardo

The steps leading up to the Castle and the almond-shaped tower in Via Carlo d’Angiò

The circular tower built to defend the castle, with an information sign to the right in Largo Roberto il Guiscardo

The castle moat, with the Bar del Turista in Via dei Pelasgi in the background

The moat and the castle in Via dei Pelasgi, dating from the 9th to the 15th centuries

Traditional local houses in Vico Gomito

On the left, a defensive tower of the castle in Via dei Pelasgi

The Castle’s Tower of the Giants, with walls 3.70 metres thick and standing 18 metres high, in Via dei Pelasgi

Some historical artefacts found in the moat of the castle on Via dei Pelasgi

Via Ospedale as seen from Via della Madonnina

Via Madonna degli Angeli and the entrance gate to the “Palace Hotel San Michele”

Via Raffaele Ciuffreda and the “Relais dei Normanni” hotel complex

Via Raffaele Ciuffreda, with the “Relais dei Normanni” hotel on the left

Panoramic view from Via Madonna degli Angeli

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