Italy · 13th century
Torre Rognosa ranks #4,880 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #352 of the 555 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Florence, 38 km away. It is one of the 42 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Tuscany. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
Torre Rognosa is a 51-metre (167 ft) tower located in San Gimignano, built in the 13th century and owned by Gregori family first and then the Oti family. It is one of the best-preserved towers in the town and the second-tallest tower (the tallest is Torre Grossa).
It is located over the Palazzo del Podestà and Piazza del Duomo, alongside the Palazzo Chigi.
Text adapted from “Torre Rognosa” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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