The structure, among the largest in the municipal context, testifies to the development that the Augustan colony must have had in the 1st century AD.
The castle is of early medieval origin, built at the foot of the Sant'Angelo hill, close to the ancient urban layout.
The cathedral, built in the 12th century, stands on the San Leonardo hill, opposite the historic center, in an area that today appears depopulated but which was originally full of ruins
The church, with the tall spire of its bell tower, dominates the declining profile of the historic center of Venafro that lies at the foot of the castle.
The church and the Franciscan convent complex were built in a peripheral area of the historic center, of which they became the hub, along the road that leads to the cathedral
La torre, conosciuta anche come Palazzo Caracciolo di Miranda, dal nome degli ultimi feudatari di Venafro, secondo la tradizione fu edificata nel Trecento dalla duchessa Maria di Durazzo.