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Castles, Fortresses

Castello dei Paleologi e Museo Archeologico
Acqui Terme

Castles, Fortresses

Castello dei Paleologi e Museo Archeologico

The castle of the Paleologi (second half of the 15th century), historic residence of the Marquises of Monferrato, houses the Civic Archaeological Museum. This is one of the oldest buildings in the area and legend has...

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Castello del Monferrato
Casale Monferrato

Castles, Fortresses

Castello del Monferrato

The Castle was built in 1352 and completed in 1357 at the behest of the Marquis Giovanni Il Paleologo. It was renovated in the second half of the 15th century, at the request of the Marquises Guglielmo VIII and Bonifacio...

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Castello di Camino
Camino

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Camino

Private property. Camino started out as ancient Roman and later Germanic settlements. The castle rises in an important strategic location, dominating the hills of northern Monferrato and embraces the bank of the Po and t...

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Castello di Casaleggio Boiro - Il castello dell' Innominato
Casaleggio Boiro

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Casaleggio Boiro - Il castello dell' Innominato

The castle is in the extreme south-eastern corner of Piedmont, right next door to Liguria, and stands on on a hill. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Monferrato region and some experts date it as far back as the te...

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Castello di Cereseto
Cereseto

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Cereseto

Private property. Built in the first decade of the 20th century, according to the eclectic style that comes from the studies of Viollet Le Duc and Italian architects D'Andrade and Nigra. It was built at the behest of fam...

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Castello di Cremolino
Cremolino

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Cremolino

Cremolino castle stands in a dominating position: situated on a rocky spur, it overlooks the village, and its massive 15th-century tower can be seen from afar, being at some 450m above sea level the highest castle in Sout...

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Castello di Gabiano
Gabiano

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Gabiano

The considerable size of the Castle of Gabiano overlooks the River Po, in a stunning scenic position. As far back as the 8th century, the documents mention a “cortem magnam nominam Gabianam”. In 1164, Federico I granted t...

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Castello di Montaldeo
Montaldeo

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Montaldeo

Montaldeo, from the middle of the 10th century until the end of the 12th century, belonged to the San Marziano Abbey of Tortona, included in marca obertenga, and was under the jurisdiction of Gavi. The Genoese attacked an...

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Castello di Morbello (resti)
Morbello

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Morbello (resti)

Probably built to counteract the Saracen incursions, it belonged to the Aleramici and then, in the 12th century, to the Marchesi del Bosco; a century later, it passed to the Malaspina of Cremolino when Agnese del Bosco we...

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Castello di Morsasco
Morsasco

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Morsasco

Access to the old village and the castle is through a gatehouse that was converted into a bell tower in the 17th century. The first records of the castle date back to 1224 when the Republic of Genoa bequeathed it to the M...

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Castello di Murisengo
Murisengo

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Murisengo

Private property Of the ancient castle, whose remote origins are unknown due to the loss of any document caused by looting and fires, only the crenellated tower remains, built in 1510. The current constructions date to 1...

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Castello di Orsara Bormida
Orsara Bormida

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Orsara Bormida

The district of Orsara Bormida passed from owner to owner, first being the property of the Marquis of Bosco, then the Malaspina, then the church of Acqui and in the 1500s it passed to a noble family from Milan. This i...

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