Cantelmo Castle

Cantelmo Castle
Castello Cantelmo
Pettorano sul Gizio
Cantelmo Castle.
Cantelmo Castle
Coordinates 41°58′17.62″N 13°57′39.79″E / 41.9715611°N 13.9610528°E / 41.9715611; 13.9610528
Type Castle
Site information
Condition Visitable
Site history
Built 11th century

Castello Cantelmo (Italian for Cantelmo Castle) is a Middle Ages castle in Pettorano sul Gizio, province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, southern-central Italy.[1]

The castle, built around the 11th century, overlooks the Gizio river valley and the Valle Peligna. It has an irregular plan with cylindrical, massive towers at the north-western and south-western corners, while at south-eastern one are the remains of a quadrangular tower. In the middle is a pentagonal tower, which is the moster ancient part of the castle.

References

  1. ↑ "Castello di Pettorano Sul Gizio" (in Italian). Regione Abruzzo. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  • "Castello Cantelmo" (in Italian). Retrieved 8 May 2016.


Coordinates: 41°58′18″N 13°57′40″E / 41.9716°N 13.9611°E / 41.9716; 13.9611

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