Legend of the Ciavole Tower
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The Ciavole tower in Gliaca di Piraino is at the center of an ancient popular legend that tells of a sad love story.
It is said that the guardian of the Gliaca tower was in love with a splendid girl, Princess Maria Bella. The girl resided in the Brolo Tower and was betrothed to a young nobleman.
The guardian and the beautiful princess used to exchange messages with the language of mirrors between the Brolo Tower and the Ciavole Tower to organize their dating meetings. love.
The two young men, however, were soon discovered and this generated a clash of arms between the people of Brolo, in the service of the betrayed young noble, and the people of Gliaca di Piraino, who rushed to defend their Compesano.
>The people of Brolo prevailed and two young lovers were killed and buried alive in the tower cistern.
