is the highest castle of the
“Valleriana” (this is the name of the area to which all these castles belong
to)
Records show its existence since the 9th
century. This is one of the most characteristic villages of the valley for its
peculiar upside-down fan shape.
Only a few traces of the ancient fortified structure
incorporated into subsequent buildings are still present.
The beautiful Romanesque church of SS. Andrea and
Lucia is situated in a dominant position, this church was already recorded in
980. It presents a stone tabernacle-shaped facade and a finely carved portal
from de Renaissance age. Inside, the hall is parted in three
naves by rows of columns, all of which have 15th century capitals
but one, which is topped by the figure of a human head, likely from the 12th
century. The church keep a basin-shaped baptisimal font from the end of the 15th
century, decorated with cornucopias and rosettes (1441-1497) and enriched by
floral motifs and the symbols of the four Evangelists. In front of the high
altar two remarkable wooden sculptures are located. They represent the figures
of "Saint Andrew" and Saint Lucy", by an unknown artist from the
first decade of the 15th century, whom the style of is close to the
manner of Francesco di Valdambrino.-