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he Castle of Alviano was born in the Middle Ages as a military fortress, precisely around 995 by Count Offredo who came down from Germany. In 1490 the valiant leader, architect Bartolomeo d'Alviano will begin its reconstruction making the entire structure functional to the new living needs of those centuries. In fact, it is a typical example of a Renaissance castle that still retains intact the characteristics of a defensive bulwark and a residential palace. The castle has its own strategic position as it overlooks the Tiber valley, and it is this that made it a spectator of many local battles, especially between Guelphs and Ghibellines. From the mid-1600s to the late 1800s the castle was bought at auction by the Pamphili family, becoming its residence. Today it houses the Town Hall on the upper floor and an important convention center on the first floor. The basement currently houses the Museum of Peasant Civilization "The Land and the Tool," where the most significant tools and utensils used by Alvian families between the late 1800s and the postwar period are on display. Also in the basement is the Multimedia Museum of Bartolomeo d'Alviano and the Umbrian Captains of Fortune: it was inaugurated on July 1, 2000
