Casa Flori & Leonardo's, Comunanza

Casa Flori & Leonardo's: location

The contrada takes its name from the old castle of Castelfiorito, built in medieval times on a hill that controlled the surrounding valleys and passes, in particular the Croce di Casale pass, then heavily used. Today it is a hamlet of Comunanza with a few houses, which have come through the centuries in good condition and have been partly renovated.

Casa Flori & Leonardo's: what to see nearby

The hamlet has a long history. In 1351 Galeotto Malatesta, returning from the liberation of Santa Vittoria in Matenano, attacked Castelfiorito along with Quinzano, Vindola and Castel San Pietro, to punish the mountain castles that had rebelled the year before. In the 15th century it was the seat of the podestà sent by Ascoli, with jurisdiction also over Palmiano and Illice, and the castle had its own coat of arms with a tree in bloom.

In the 18th century Castelfiorito was still an autonomous sindacato (local community) under the podestà of Comunanza, which included Casale, Valle Cupa, Lisciano and Monte Rosso. With the arrival of Napoleon, in 1808, it was abolished and annexed to Comunanza, of which it permanently remained a hamlet after the brief revival of the old sindacati during the Restoration.