Italy
Verrucole Castle (Italian: Fortezza delle Verrucole) is a medieval fortress located in the Garfagnana region of Tuscany, Italy, in San Romano in Garfagnana comune, near the city of Lucca. It is 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level.
The fortress has recently undergone partial restoration. The territory of the fortress has been restored to give an understanding of the medieval way of life. The keep has undergone more considerable reconstruction with exhibits on different aspects of medieval life, including food, medicine, and warfare.
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Verrucole Castle ranks #4,485 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #332 of the 555 mapped in Italy. The nearest day-trip guide is Florence, 87 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.
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