Castle of Pico

The Castle of the Pico (in Italian Castello dei Pico) is a castle in the city center of Mirandola, in the province of Modena, Italy.

Famous in Europe for being impregnable, it belonged to the House of Pico della Mirandola, who ruled over the city for four centuries (1311-1711) and which also contributed important pieces of art in the Renaissance period.

The castle, which dominates the long Costituente square and Circonvallazione boulevard (built in place of the ancient walls, demolished during the 19th century), was restored in 2006 after many years of neglect, but was then severely damaged by the 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes, which made it unusable again.

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Castle of Pico ranks #2,781 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #220 of the 452 mapped in Italy. Founded 1102, it is older than 86% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ferrara, 44 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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