Cantelmo Castle | |
Native Name: | Castello Cantelmo |
Location: | Pettorano sul Gizio |
Map Type: | Italy |
Type: | Castle |
Coordinates: | 41.9716°N 13.9611°W |
Built: | 11th century |
Condition: | Visitable |
Castello Cantelmo (Italian for Cantelmo Castle) is a Middle Ages castle in Pettorano sul Gizio, province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, southern-central Italy.[1]
The castle, built around the 11th century, overlooks the Gizio river valley and the Valle Peligna. It has an irregular plan with cylindrical, massive towers at the north-western and south-western corners, while at south-eastern one are the remains of a quadrangular tower. In the middle is a pentagonal tower, which is the most ancient part of the castle.