Fortress
Forte Sperone
🇮🇹 Italy
Forte Sperone is a fortification included in the "New Walls" built to defend the Italian city of Genoa, located on top of Mount Peralto. The union of two walls, one on the side of Val Polcevera and the other on the side of Val Bisagno, gives the fort the appearance of the bow of a ship, from which its name derives.
Due to its dominant position, it was one of the most important structures of the fortifications of Genoa.
Text adapted from “Forte Sperone” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte Sperone ranks #6,258 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #445 of the 528 mapped in Italy. 19 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Forte Sperone?
Forte Sperone stands in Italy, at 44.44056°, 8.93056°.
How famous is Forte Sperone?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,258 of 8,764 worldwide, and #445 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 Forte Sperone?
Albertis Castle, about 3 km away.
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