Type Castle Province Province of Cagliari | Built 12-13th century Phone +39 349 156 4023 | |
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Address Strada Statale 293, Km 35, Strada Statale 293 di Giba, 09010 Siliqua CA, Italy Hours Open today · 9:30AM–5:30PMMonday9:30AM–5:30PMTuesday9:30AM–5:30PMWednesday9:30AM–5:30PMThursday9:30AM–5:30PMFriday9:30AM–5:30PMSaturday9:30AM–5:30PMSunday9:30AM–5:30PM Similar Castle of Gioiosa Guardia, Riserva di monte Arcosu, Castle of San Michele, Castello di Sanluri, Grotta di Is Zuddas Profiles | ||
Il castello di acquafredda a siliqua il borgo medioevale 16 ottobre 2016 viaggiare in sardegna
The Castle of Acquafredda (Italian: Castello di Acquafredda) is a medieval castle in Siliqua, province of South Sardinia, Italy.
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Il castello di acquafredda a siliqua la torre di guardia 16 ottobre 2016 viaggiare in sardegna
History
It is fairly widespread opinion that the castle was built by order of Count Ugolino della Gherardesca, who actually became the owner of the fort in 1258. The castle however dates back to an earlier period as it is already mentioned in a papal bull of 1215. After the death Count Ugolino, the castle passed to Pisa and then, in 1324, following the end of the Pisan domination in Sardinia, to the Aragonese. Abandoned since 1410 it later passed to various Sardinian feudal lords until it was ransomed by the king of Sardinia Victor Amadeus III in 1785.
Recently, the excavations near the castle site have yielded the remains, buried in the bare earth, of three man aged 34-45.