Type Castle Province Province of Chieti | Built 15th century Phone +39 0872 99281 | |
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Address Via Castello, 41, 66043 Casoli CH, Italy Similar Castello di Roccascalegna, Castello marchesale, Riserva Naturale Regional, Castello aragonese, Castello Caldoresco | ||
Castello Masciantonio (Italian for Masciantonio Castle) is a Renaissance castle in Casoli, Province of Chieti (Abruzzo).
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History
The castle was built by the Normans in the eleventh century: the old structure remains only the contorllo tower. Ila ducal palace instead was enlarged by the Orsini family in the fourteenth century, and later was a possession of various barons, including Pasquale Masciantonio. He was home in the castle, the poet Gabriele d'Annunzio.
Architecture
The ducal palace is an irregular rectangular layout, divided into two sectors by cornice. The interior Opsite a garden with well. The control tower stands between the castle and the parish church, with beccatell on top.
References
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