Their origin dates back to the Roman times, when the Julia Augusta road was built by Emperor Augustus, from Aquileia through the Plocken Pass door, to reach other european Countries. Thanks to this network connection the But valley became an important politician, economic and military center. About that along the Julia Augusta Road many castles were built in connection one to each other for defense and to look-out, one of them was built also in Paluzza on the San Daniele Hill and was supported by the two mentioned towers. During the years the Moscarda Tower went under many restorations, it’s still accessible from two paths: one starting from East along the road leading to the San Daniel Church while the other one is accessible by the Nord side.
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