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Lenta<\/h6><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Lenta<\/strong> is a small agricultural town in Baraggia. It is very interesting from a historical, archaeological and architectural point of view.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE TOWN OF LENTA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The town plan, a combination of ricetto <\/em>(fortified area) and castle, defines the town as a kind of \u201creligious fortification\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 14th century castle<\/mark><\/strong> is particularly interesting. It is home to the Benedictine women’s monastery, which was once used as a defence area, and the remains of the ancient ricetto<\/em>,<\/mark><\/strong> whose ancient houses and narrow lanes can still be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Near the ricetto <\/em>is the parish church of Sant’Olimpio<\/mark><\/strong> with its fascinating crypt of St. Blaise<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other religious buildings of interest are the Parish Church of St. Stephen<\/mark><\/strong> – built in the 11th century in the Romanesque style on a previously existing construction that dates back to the 6th century, it features precious frescoes; then you will find the Church of Our Lady of the Fields<\/mark><\/strong> with its ancient structure that is probably contemporary to the Parish Church, which is also frescoed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE BARAGGIA OF LENTA<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Near Lenta you will find one of the portions of Baraggia protected by the <\/a>Baragge Oriented Nature Reserve<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Reserve aims at the protection and conservation of this particular environment, which at times resembles the African Savannah<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until the 1990s, the military presence in Lenta was very strong. It is still strange to note that Baraggia di Lenta<\/strong> is the site of a small Italian Army base where almost 3,000 disused armoured vehicles from previous military operations are piled up, making it the largest concentration of armoured vehicles in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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