The former castle of Guadamello rises on a spur of rock which dominates the lake of San Liberato and its naturalistic oasis.
L’antico castello di Guadamello di Narni.
The name of Guadamello should come, as the others names of the castles of this part of Umbria – including the nearest Gualdo – from the longobardic language watha (or “place of guard”) and from the name of the possible captain of the first stronghold Melos, Gaita-Melo.
![guadamello case torre Il Palazzo di Guadamello, complesso creato attraverso l'accorpamento di diverse case torre](https://www.turismonarni.it/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/guadamello-case-torre-ppm2vtlycn4tzhpfwqpo85y73m9qmp8twz42ehg17s.jpg)
From prehistory to today.
The territory of this village, placed to dominate the confluence between the river Nera and the Tiber, was inhabited since the prehistoric period.
Some finds, on the hill of Sasso Freddo, indicate a place of worship and burials of the end of the Bronze Age.
Several also the findings of the roman period, when the territory near the town hall of Ocriculum should be occupied by a certain number of roman residences, attested even by the sources. .
As it is for the nearest San Vito, the position could be assumed as a place of roman control, maybe with a tower, which then kept the importance even with the byzantin and the longobards .
The first document which attest the existence of the Castrum Gaitamelli, is the Register of Farfa which in 1036 mentioned a donation by the abbot Pietro of Sant’Angelo in Massa to the Abbey of Farfa.
In the following years entered in the orbit of Narni which, with its, should had the access to the Tevere river through a little port , Port of Santa Lucia, which was restored in the 14th century and where it is attested that on December 20, 1468, the emperor Federico III d’Asburgo embarked for Rome to visit the Pope privately .
From the Middle-Age to the 1800 the castle was property of the Montini family.
What see in Guadamello and around.
The ancient castle is dominated by the size of the “Palace”, a building consisting of three large towers of the Middle Ages now incorporated into a unique structure.
Suggestive is the square in front of the small Church of Santa Maria Annunziata from where you can enjoy an incredible view of the valley.
A five-arched brick fountain, built in 1926, is located just outside the city.
Continuing along the road to Santa Lucida, before going down to the valley, on a small hill stands the pretty Church of the Madonna del Monte built at the expense of the community in 1600 following a miracle.
Guadamello
Guadamello – 05035, Narni
The former castle can be visited on foot
It is advisable to park your car outside the walls.
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Auditorium Bortolotti, former Church of San Domenico
That which today is a modern Mario Bartolotti Auditorium, in the past was the first Cathedral of Narni. Entrusted then to the Dominicans, was part
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Bishop’s Palace
Facing Piazza Garibaldi, with the entrance to Piazza Cavour, the Palazzo Vescovile (Bishop’s palace) is one of the most impressive buildings of the old town
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Piazza dei Priori
One of the most beautiful squares in Umbria, Piazza dei Priori – in the past Platea Major – is in the highest part of Narni
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Church of Sant’Andrea Apostolo
The particular Church of Sant’Andrea Apostolo, with its belltower slender in the sky, rises in the old town of Capitone, of which it is the
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Taizzano
The old castle of Taizzano is located along the Via Tiberina, just above the village of Stifone and the emerald course of the Nera river.
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Church of San Martino
The Church of San Martino, surrounded by oaks in the countryside of Taizzano is a unique place and out of time. The Church of San