Two questions: How and why?

Something a bit incomprehensive at the end: A stone house on top of a steep narrow pinnacle. How did they build it I wonder? But even more I wonder why?

Sicily 2022 part II - I just had to visit Corleone

December 25th 2022
One ancient tomb, several ancient temples, one ancient fortress and one not so ancient ghost town This blog entry covers most of the places I visited in the second half of this trip in Sicily. When I look through the pictures I see that there are a lot of historical (ancient) places there. But there is some other stuff in there too so hopefully there is something for people who are n ... read more

Europe » Italy » Sicily » Corleone

Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

22nd June 2023

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Sicily
Ake you are making Sicily very attractive! Love your photos of the sights. I wonder if this building on the pinnacle was part of a defensive structure of some sort? That's probably the only way I can answer the 'why' part of your question :)

4th July 2023

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

A fortress of some kind?
It would make sense if the building is a fortress of some kind. It is a good theory, better than anything I've been able to come up with. /Ake

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