During the Period of the Lordships, also in Montopoli di Sabina a village rose- the today’s Via Pietro Oddi – behind the town.
The villages spreading at the foot of the castles was necessary both to accommodate the people accompanying the country Lords who moved under the protection of the walls and in defense of the Castle lordship, as it was first necessary to conquer the village and then castle, fortified (the original meaning of the name, of Saxon origin, is precisely fortified place).
The Montopoli’s Village
Position
Via Pietro Oddi
02034 Montopoli di Sabina (RI)
Opening hours
Always open
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During the Period of the Lordships, also in Montopoli di Sabina a village rose- the today’s Via Pietro Oddi – behind the town.
The villages spreading at the foot of the castles was necessary both to accommodate the people accompanying the country Lords who moved under the protection of the walls and in defense of the Castle lordship, as it was first necessary to conquer the village and then castle, fortified (the original meaning of the name, of Saxon origin, is precisely fortified place).
The Village of Montopoli was predominantly inhabited by serfs, who were living in low houses with gabled roof located on the left side, while on the right – in the caves under the castle (some of them very deep) – there were artesan workshops.
From the village, a strategic private ladder leads to Palazzo della Signoria from the village that appears in all its majesty, through a small door called Porta Spinella.