VARANO
Dominating
from a precarious position
When we think about force, we imagine something stable, able to resist any
sort of threat. It would be hard to think
of two concepts such as‘hanging in a
precarious position’and‘dominating’
could go together yet the Castle of
Varano situated close to Camerino,
does just that. Occupying a precarious
position on top of a hill, when seen
from far, you have the impression
that it could almost topple of the hill
at any moment – even though it’s
been sitting there for centuries. This
building was the fortress that was able
to resist attacks from enemies and
gave the lords of the manor that built
it an imposing force.
The castle was built in the 12th
century and, as can easily be understood from the name, was the
residence of the Da Varano family.
From here, they dominated the
valley of Chienti and could see to
the horizon, scrutinising what was
going on for kilometres.
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