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Vigoleno Castle

Italy · 14th century

Founded
c. 1350
Heritage status
Italian national heritage
Location
Vernasca
Coordinates
44.81666°, 9.90047°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Vigoleno Castle in Italy
Photo: Parma1983 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Castello di Vigoleno is an imposing fortified complex in the province of Piacenza, in the municipality of Vernasca. Set on the ridge between the Ongina valley and that of the Stirone, on a rise of no great height, it dominates the surrounding hills. It is an example of a medieval fortified village of particular beauty, intact in all its parts.

Machine-translated from “Castello di Vigoleno” on the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Vigoleno Castle ranks #5,478 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #395 of the 624 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 55% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 797 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,417 times in the last 60 days, more than 65% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Brescia, 84 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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