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MC01 The Castle of Piagnaro – (THE Statue Stele Museum) – Pontremoli

The Piagnaro Castle is built on the hill that overshadows the center of the town of Pontremoli, and together with the walls and towers of the medieval town is part of its defensive system. Its building began around the year 1000, and from the beginning the function of the castle was to defend the town and control the roads that cross it; it has on more than one occasion been the last bulwark for the inhabitants. The name comes from “piagne”, slabs of sandstone traditionally used in Lunigiana to cover roofs, and that are still visible in the structure.
The Piagnaro Castle is built on the hill that overshadows the center of the town of Pontremoli, and together with the walls and towers of the medieval town is part of its defensive system. Its building began around the year 1000, and from the beginning the function of the castle was to defend the town and control the roads that cross it; it has on more than one occasion been the last bulwark for the inhabitants. The name comes from “piagne”, slabs of sandstone traditionally used in Lunigiana to cover roofs, and that are still visible in the structure. The castle has been used as military barracks, a school and even private housing; in the last 30 years it has been almost completely restored. The present structure, the result of much replanning and rebuilding, features a massive keep ( beginning of the XV cen.) that set on the highest part of the hill, looms over the fortress and still shows traces of the original access set high up on the wall that could only be reached passing over a drawbridge. In front of the keep there is a large main building that has been used as barracks. The rest of the castle has XVII-XVIII cen. defensive structures planned so as to allow for artillery; the large bailey is surrounded by bastions with connecting ramps and corner sentry-boxes. In the Castle there is also a reception point for pilgrims travelling long the Via Francigena.
Pontremoli
Accessibilité :
  • Adapted or dedicated sanitary facilities
  • Audio amplifier devices
  • Indoor/outdoor walkway signage
  • Stairlifts / Lifts
  • Suitable information media
  • VR helmets
ACCESSIT:
Contact :
  • Via Piagnaro - 54027 Pontremoli (MS)

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