For its austere square frame, some historians trace its origin even up to Roman times, while the upper floor is attributed to the Norman period. During the Angevin period, the castle, in an irregular trapezoidal plan with corner towers, was renovated several times and Charles of Anjou, during his visit to Salento in 1273, stayed as a guest of Count Adenolfo XI Aquinas. In 1537, following the occupation of the city by the barbarians led by the Algerian pirate Barbarossa, the castle was severely damaged: two towers were destroyed as much as the rest of the west wing, the ground floor and first floor. The manor, rebuilt in 1642 by Count Vaaz de Andrada, has undergone a major renovation in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century by the will of the owners of the time, Nicola and Francesco d'Amore, who downsized the defensive aspect of the castle making it look like, on the contrary, a noble palace. The interior, in fact, is equipped with large rooms. Each almost entirely donned with paintings and decorations from different periods. The castle has been in a state of complete deterioration for a long time, compounded by illogical constructions and adaptations, only to fall into a state of complete abandonment until 2005. It is currently under renovation.