Labyrinthic dungeons of Camerano - Weird Italy | Human Interest | Scoop.it

Camerano underground city is a dense and, partially unknown, network of tunnels and chambers carved in the sandstone below the old town.
Origin and purpose of the city is still uncertain. It was used for different purposes and by different people in the past. It’s unclear who and why built this complex.
Weirdly enough, there aren’t many references describing the tunnels in the local historiography.
For the tradition, the underground city always existed. Oral tradition suggests that " there is more of Camerano below than above," testifying the great planimetric development of the underground paths , and that " the caves are as old as the country is old ." [...]


Via Mariano Pallottini