Castle
Castello Cantelmo
🇮🇹 Italy · 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.
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.
Text adapted from “Cantelmo Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello Cantelmo ranks #6,353 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #451 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 90% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Avezzano, 45 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castello Cantelmo?
Castello Cantelmo stands in Italy, at 41.97186°, 13.96114°.
When was Castello Cantelmo built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1050. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castello Cantelmo?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,353 of 8,134 worldwide, and #451 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 Castello Cantelmo?
Caldora-Cantelmo Castle, about 9 km away.
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