Italy · 11th century
Sarriod de la Tour Castle ranks #4,769 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #345 of the 555 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 985 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 2,645 visitors in 2022. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Turin, 78 km away. It is one of the 16 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Aosta Valley. It is stop 6 of 18 on the Aosta Valley castle route, Aosta to Ivrea. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
Sarriod de la Tour Castle is a castle in the town of Saint-Pierre by the Dora Baltea River, in Northwestern Italy's Aosta Valley. The original castle was typical of the style built between the 10th and 12th centuries, and was greatly expanded by Jean Sarriod in 1420 and his son, Antoine, in 1478. The north wing's ground floor features a wooden-ceilinged "Hall of Heads", named for its decorative motifs.
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