Sora

Sora lies in the valley of the Liri, where the river passes between the mountains of central Italy. A castle on the height above the town guarded the valley and the routes towards the Kingdom of Naples. Destroyed by Frederick II in 1229, Sora later became a royal city under Charles of Anjou before passing through the hands of several noble families. The Della Rovere held it from 1475, and the Boncompagni from 1612 until it returned to the Crown in 1796.