Italy · 18th century
Castello Gizzi (Italian for Gizzi Castle) is a fortified palace in Torre de' Passeri, Province of Pescara (Abruzzo). Gizzi Castle was built around the tower of the passageway (which gave its name to the place) and has now been completely renovated.
The castle was built in 1719 by the Marquise Smeralda Mazara of Sulmona on the remains of a 12th-century defense tower of the Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria.
In 1967, the castle passed from the Mazara family to the Gizzi family. In 1979, it became the headquarters of the Institute of Studies and Research "Casa di Dante in Abruzzo" founded by Corrado Gizzi, as well as the Dante Museum "F. Bellonzi" and the library "M. A. Caldora".
The castle consists of a complex formed by the main building, a dépendance, a cellar, and an 8-hectare park.
The main building has four floors. The main facade features a stone portal topped by a balcony, above which is the Mazara family crest.
Next to the facade are five medieval arches, and in the courtyard in front of the castle, there is a 4th-century BC sarcophagus and remains of imperial-era columns.
Text adapted from “Castello Gizzi” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello Gizzi ranks #7,775 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #538 of the 560 mapped in Italy. Founded 1719, it is older than 20% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is L'Aquila, 46 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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