Castello di Ceralto

The view is stunning, and the place has a kind of magic to it. It looks uninhabited, though a few windows were open. I’d want to live here right away. Such a beautiful place, definitely worth a visit.

Beautiful village, recently restored. The only resident we came across was a fox!

A little village, small but lovely and peaceful.

Ceralto feels like a peaceful refuge outside of time. Its position, the oak and Turkey oak woodland, and the local name “Cerralto” could point to explanations for the name beyond Cereris altus or altior, the reference to Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, said to be venerated on the high hill. The castle’s intact towers, hexagonal keep and well-preserved walls look out over the Puglia Valley. Within the walls, the church of Saints Peter and Paul sits on the castle ramparts and contains paintings and frescoes. Its bell tower was made from a tower. The site’s layout and architecture come together harmoniously, and the quiet here is absolute. Ceralto was fought over by Todi and Perugia, and Perugia destroyed it in 1311. It then passed to Todi and to Pope Alexander VI in 1496, before returning to Todi in 1512. The eagle on the castle gate is Todi’s coat of arms. In 1815 Ceralto became part of the community of San Terenziano, later annexed to Collazzone. It passed to the independent municipality of San Terenziano in 1829, then joined Gualdo in 1861.