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Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Piovera
Alluvioni Piovera

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Piovera

The castle of Piovera was built over existing medieval remains and owes much of its current appearance to the Visconti of Milan, who transformed it into a mighty fortress in 1300. The castle passed to the Spanish, the Fre...

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Castello di Pozzolo Formigaro
Pozzolo Formigaro

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Pozzolo Formigaro

Pozzolo Formigaro was under imperial rule and the castle dates back to the 11th century although very little remains of the original structure, the current building having many features of the second half of the 15th cent...

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Castello di Prasco
Prasco

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Prasco

The first historical references to Prasco go back to the 10th century although the exact date of the building of the first castle is unclear and experts are unable to agree on a fixed date. It can be assumed that the curr...

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Castello di Razzano
Alfiano Natta

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Razzano

Razzano Castle (noble residence) was probably built in 1697 by Giovan Battista Gaetano Natta, commander of the infantry regiment "Royal Monferrat", at the service of the King of France Louis XIV. The dungeons of the Castl...

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Castello di Redabue
Masio

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Redabue

Redabue castle has an interesting history, having enjoyed more military importance during modern times than during the medieval period. During the 1700s and 1800s, the owners carried out many alterations that had the effe...

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Castello di Rocca Grimalda
Rocca Grimalda

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Rocca Grimalda

The village of Rocca Grimalda was built at the top of a rocky spur, the fortress was built in a strategically-important position because it could be easily defended and control the village and the roads between the Ovades...

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Castello di San Cristoforo
San Cristoforo

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di San Cristoforo

The origins of S. Cristoforo date back to the Augustan Age, and it is crossed by one of the Empire's minor road networks. Due to its strategic role, a tall solid tower, called Torre del Gazzolo, was built here in the...

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Castello di San Giorgio Monferrato
San Giorgio Monferrato

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di San Giorgio Monferrato

There are records of the castle and district of San Giorgio Monferrato that go back to before the year 1000, the castle being built to stop the attacks carried out by the Saracens whose raids were devastating Monferrato....

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Castello di Tagliolo
Tagliolo Monferrato

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Tagliolo

Tagliolo, strategically located along the old Salt Road, was an outpost at the time of the Saracen invasions. The word Tagliolo derives from the deforestation that took place in order to allow agricultural activity. Emper...

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Castello di Trisobbio
Trisobbio

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Trisobbio

Trisobbio Castle has dominated the Southern Monferrato hills since the early 13th century. The ancient splendour of the walls, as opposed to the design features conceived to alter the original appearance, bring together f...

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Castello di Uviglie
Rosignano Monferrato

Castles, Fortresses

Castello di Uviglie

Built starting from the 14th century and situated in a position that overlooks Low Monferrato, the Castle of Uviglie stands on the hills east of Rosignano Monferrato surrounded by vineyards. Set among century-old plants,...

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Castello Sacchi-Nemours
Frassinello Monferrato

Castles, Fortresses

Castello Sacchi-Nemours

Private property. Built in the 10th century, it was enlarged in the 11th century and renovated many times (note the variety of the architectural elements). It was definitively restored in the 1700s by the Nemours family....

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