Switzerland · 13th century
Montebello Castle is a spur castle in Bellinzona, the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. As one of the three castles of Bellinzona it has belonged since 2000 to the UNESCO World Heritage, together with the Castelgrande, the Castello di Sasso Corbaro and the Murata. It is at the same time a cultural property of national importance. The castle lies at 313 m above sea level on a rocky outcrop east of the old town and is connected with the town wall.
Machine-translated from “Castello di Montebello (Bellinzona)” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montebello Castle ranks #3,744 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #37 of the 213 mapped in Switzerland. Founded c. 1275, it is older than 65% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,009 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lugano, 21 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.
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