Castle
Festenstein Castle
🇮🇹 Italy
Festenstein Castle (also Burg Festenstein, Ruine Festenstein, Schloss Festenstein, Castelforte, and Castel Forte) is a 13th-century castle ruin, located above Andrian in South Tyrol, in northern Italy. It is perched on a rocky outcrop called the Gaider Schlucht, and can only be reached via a steep mountain climb. The castle was built around the mid-13th century, and was used as a stronghold by the many warlords of the area. It was saved from further deterioration in 2008.
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Festenstein Castle ranks #4,743 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #340 of the 350 mapped in Italy. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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