Architetture difensive nella Piana di Sibari in Calabria. Scenari perla conservazione e la valorizzazione

• Brunella Canonaco ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Calabria

     University of Calabria

     Cosenza, Italia

     
• Localización: FORTMED2023. Defensive architecture of the mediterranean : vol. XIII, XIV, XV / Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua (dir. congr.), Denise Ulivieri (aut.), 2023, ISBN 978-84-1396-129-3, págs. 465-472
• Idioma: italiano
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  • The essay aims at the knowledge of the defensive architectural heritage located in a landscape of ancient formation with a strong historical-architectural value: the plain of Sibari. In particular, the paper focuses attention on the area in which the municipality of Corigliano-Rossano falls, overlooking the bend of the Ionian coast, included in the Gulf of Taranto. The area considered, of complex historical-archaeological interest, is shown as a unitary system, in which a common historical and cultural matrix is evident. The territory is dotted with ancient watchtowers, some of which today are in a state of ruin (Torre di Milone in Cassano allo Jonio, Torre del Ferro near the hamlet of Thurio, Torre Sant’Angelo in Rossano, Torre del Cupo in Corigliano and others). This defense network is strengthened by the castle of Corigliano Calabro (since 2017 the municipality of Corigliano-Rossano) located within the settlement on the Serratore hill. While in the innermost area there is a particular example of a countryside fortress: the castle of San Mauro in Cantinelle. For the area considered, a series of historical-critical readings are proposed in the writing for the knowledge of the significant characters of fortified architectures, starting with the formal, typological, material and construction analyzes, up to the state of consistency of the assets. Through the study of the architectural and constructive characteristics of towers and castles, we want to highlight the signs of permanence and change over time, trace the structure of the defense system of the Piana area and contribute, through the knowledge of part of this territory to generate processes of conservation and revitalization of assets.