Castle Map

Fortress

Bastione

Italy · 16th century

Bastione in Italy
Photo: Robertk9410 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Bastion of Riva del Garda is a fortified structure built by the Venetian Republic at the beginning of the 16th century on the Germandri ridge, overlooking the town and the old harbor of Riva del Garda.

Machine-translated from “Bastione di Riva del Garda” on the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bastione ranks #6,282 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #447 of the 560 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,239 times in the last 60 days, more than 56% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Brescia, 61 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

View on the interactive castle map →

Read the full history on Wikipedia (in Italian) ↗

Frequently asked questions

Where is Bastione?

Bastione stands in Italy, at 45.88489°, 10.83592°.

When was Bastione built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1550. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Bastione?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,282 of 9,079 worldwide, and #447 in Italy. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Bastione?

Forte San Nicolò, about 2 km away.

More castles in Italy

More fortresses