Piccolomini Castle (Balsorano)

Castello Piccolomini (Italian for Piccolomini castle) is a Middle Ages-Renaissance castle in Balsorano, Province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo).

The castle was built by Antonio Piccolomini, nephew of pope Pius II, in 1460.

Now it is an hotel and it has been used as location for several Italian films.

The castle has an irregular pentagonal plan with circular towers at each corner. The building is in stone and the main entrance is through the surrounding park. The internal courtyard is L-shaped with a well in the middle.

Text adapted from “Castello Piccolomini (Balsorano)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Piccolomini Castle (Balsorano) ranks #3,970 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #312 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded 1460, it is older than 48% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 454 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,207 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Frosinone, 26 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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