The origins of the hill on which the tower stands date back to the Bronze and Iron Age, when it was the site of a prehistoric castle. It was fortified in the early Middle Ages with a castle that belonged to the Counts Eppan. The structure was then transformed into a church dedicated to Saints Valerius, Clement and Apollonia, consecrated in 1162 and open to worship until the mid-1700s.
Consolidation of the single nave was carried out in 1767, but the situation worsened and the building became increasingly unsafe, leading to its closure in 1787. Fortunately, a fresco depicting the patron saint Valerius has come intact from the ancient church to the present day. It is now located in the church of San Sebastiano a Cavalese at the apse.
