The Convent of the Capuchin Friars was a place of passage or temporary stops, but also a place of refreshment for the poor for about 400 years. However, it has always maintained its original function as a place of meditation and study.
The convent, which rises about 320 metres above sea level on a small hill overlooking the village, was built in 1581 on the ruins of an ancient fortress and was built with the typical structure of Capuchin convents: a ground floor (with the wine cellar, the food pantries, the kitchen, the refectory and other service rooms); an upper floor (with the monks’ dormitories, a small chapel, a library and, under the library, a hiding place); the characteristic cloister, with a well in the centre and two side corridors.
