Type Castle Province Province of L'Aquila | Built 15th century Phone +39 0864 49115 | |
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Address Via Castello, 67030 Anversa degli Abruzzi AQ, Italy Similar Hermitage of San Michele A, Abbey of Santa Maria in, Abbey of San Bartolomeo, Castello di Salle, Orsini‑Colonna Castle | ||
Castello normanno (Italian for Norman castle) is a Middle Ages-18th century castle in Anversa degli Abruzzi, Province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo).
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History
The castle was built by Antonio di Sangro in 15th century on the ruins of a preexisting tower of 12th-13th century.
Now it is a private property and it has been used by Gabriele D'Annunzio as location for his tragedy "La fiaccola sotto il moggio" (Italian for "The torch under the bushel").
Architecture
The castle main body is a parallelepiped in stone, with the ruins of a tower on a side.
The main body hosts the Chapel of St Michael the Archangel.
References
Normanno Castle (Anversa degli Abruzzi) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA