Castello Nipozzano

Castello Nipozzano is a medieval castle located in the municipality of Pelago, near Florence. It stands on the top of a hill, at about 350 metres of altitude, from which it overlooks the settlements of San Francesco and Pontassieve, where the Sieve joins the river Arno.

Its strategic position has, over the centuries, allowed control of the valleys below, crossed by the Roman road "Cassia Vetus".

The settlement of Castello Nipozzano is typical of the medieval period: the keep, in a dominant position, below the parade courtyard, together with the other buildings that develop along the access road.

Machine-translated from “Castello Nipozzano” on the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castello Nipozzano ranks #7,502 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #508 of the 528 mapped in Italy. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Florence, 17 km away. It is one of the 41 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Tuscany. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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