We just pottered
around the house in the morning then headed out to find the local
supermarket. We had been disturbed to see a Eurospin beside the road
as we headed up to Roccacasale the previous evening, but Mark gave us
directions to a Carrefour that wasn't much further away and we spent
ages drooling over all of the lovely hams, salamis and cheeses in its
deli section (although we later discovered that the Eurospin did
better bread – really, really nice bread!).
In the afternoon we
went out to explore the castle ruins that tower over the village. The
walk up was steep and when we got among the ruins themselves, the
path become pretty basic and a bit disconcerting, with a cliff in
close proximity on one side, but the views were incredible. There
isn't much left of the castle, but one large section at the bottom
has been turned into what looks like a big hall for events.
On the way back down
we took a different route and wandered around the other side of the
village. Its origins date back to about 925 AD, but its population is
aging and shrinking steadily – down to about 700 – and it's full
of abandoned buildings in various states of decrepitude. I'm a sucker
for a crumbling medieval village and was in heaven wandering around
in a photographic frenzy.
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