Cantelmo Castle Explained

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.

External links

41.9716°N 13.9611°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: it . Castello di Pettorano Sul Gizio . Regione Abruzzo . 8 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160505144015/http://www.regione.abruzzo.it/xcultura/index.asp?modello=castelloaq&servizio=xList&stileDiv=monoLeft&template=intIndex&b=menuCast2174&tom=174 . 5 May 2016 . dead .