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Cantelmo Castle | |
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Castello Cantelmo | |
Pettorano sul Gizio | |
Cantelmo Castle. | |
Coordinates | 41°58′17.62″N13°57′39.79″E / 41.9715611°N 13.9610528°E |
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 most ancient part of the castle.
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Coordinates: 41°58′18″N13°57′40″E / 41.9716°N 13.9611°E
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