About
a galley-shaped monument honoring the detainees from a notorious stronghold.
The town of Pescara in Abruzzo, Central Italy, occupied an important position within the Kingdom of Naples for centuries. In the 16th century, it was just a small fishing village at the mouth of the Aterno River. But its importance rose when the ruling House of Bourbon decided to build one of the most important military fortsresses of the kingdom there in 1510. Over time, the fortress became a barrack and prison, infamous for its use as a torture chamber in the 19th century.
