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| Fumone is located near Ferentino and it is an example of a Castle with two functions. In the XI century it was a fortress and in the XII it became a prison when it gave hospitality to Burdino, the antipope Gregorio VIII. Callisto V defeated and captured him in Sutri and he was thus sent to prison. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bonifacio VIII captured and segregated the Pope Celestino V from 1295 to May 1296 in the same place after his "big refusal". Nowadays it is possible to visit the prison cell where Celestino slept lying on the stones. This cell is annvally transformed into a chapel on the occasion of the anniversary of his death, and a funeral service is accordingly celebrated. Another part of the Castle, with rooms painted in frescos and a beautiful garden, shows the political and residential aspect of the Castle; from this part of the building you can have a wonderful view of the Albani hills and of the Liri valley; in the Medieval age its position was strategic because from the Castle it was possible to control a huge territory and it was said: "Si Fumo fumat, Campania tremat". This means that if something went wrong in Fumone, the whole surrounding territory would be in danger.In italian its name means "big smoke" because during the mediaeval age when there were invasions, the nearby villages sent an alarm message using fires or smoke signals, Fumone would see it and send on the message to Rome. The fortress was given to the Castra family whose territories were under the authority of the Church. In 1584 Giovanni Longhi , with the money that the Pope gave generously to him, bought the old manor-house and began to restore it . The Marquis Longhi restored the Castle and trasformed it into a splendid and extremely well protected residence. The heirs completed the work with a monumental garden just over the residence. The Longhi family is, still today, the owner and the guardian of the fortress. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Longhi de Paolis di Fumone Via Umberto I, 27 - 03010 FUMONE (FR) Tel 0775.49.023 Fax 0775.49.714 Director : Marquis Fabio de Paolis Director of castle services : Marchioness Patrizia Serventi Longhi |
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Museum: Open to the public: Yes Number of halls open to the public: 10 Antique furnishings: Yes |
Museum opening times: Morning from 9:00 to 11:30. Afternoon from 15:30 to 20:00 In the summer the castle closing time is at 23:30 |
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