Castelsardo Castle

Castelsardo, Italy

The town of Castelsardo originates from the castle built in the 12th or 13th century by the Doria family of Genoa. The castle and the village which gradually formed round it where the seat of the Doria's fiefdom in the island called Castel Doria or Castelgenovese, until it was conquered by the Aragonese in the 15th century (1448), and named Castillo Aragonés (Castel Aragonese). Later it became the seat of the bishopric until the Cathedral of Sant’Antonio Abate was built in 1586.

References:

Sardegna Turismo

Address

Via Guglielmo Marconi 2424, Castelsardo, Italy

See all sites in Castelsardo

Details

Founded: 12th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Italy

More Information

en.wikipedia.org
www.sardegnaturismo.it

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Castelsardo Cathedral (0,1 km)
Elephant's Rock (4 km)

Sassari Cathedral (24,7 km)
Alghero Cathedral (52 km)
Monte d'Accoddi (26,2 km)
Basilica di Saccargia (27,2 km)
Fountain of the Rosello (24,2 km)
Nuraghe Santu Antine (48 km)
Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju (45,2 km)
Nuraghe Palmavera (53,2 km)
Basilica of San Gavino (27,8 km)

User Reviews

Sander Koper (5 years ago)
Beautiful garden. Altough the paths around are pretty much closed. Because of little maintenance. When you go a little off trail there are beautiful animals, birds and other wildlife. We managed to find a turtoise, took a few pictures but tried to keep it private.

Jan Heinemann (6 years ago)
Beautiful coastal garden with epic sea view!!

Gabriela Šťastná (6 years ago)
A beautiful walk around the castle, the walls, the gardens. Really very nice and quiet. We were here in May and there were few people, which was nice. Below the walls there are paths to visit. There are nice views.

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright CONTROTONO

Historic Site of the week

Clementinum

The Clementinum is a historic complex of buildings in Prague. Until recently the complex hosted the National, University and Technical libraries, the City Library also being located nearby on Mariánské Náměstí. The Technical library and the Municipal library have moved to the Prague National Technical Library at Technická 6 since 2009. It is currently in use as the National Library of the Czech Republic.

Its history dates from the existence of a chapel dedicated to Saint Clement in the 11th century. A Dominican monastery was founded in the medieval period, which was transformed in 1556 to a Jesuit college. In 1622 the Jesuits transferred the library of Charles University to the Klementinum, and the college was merged with the University in 1654. The Jesuits remained until 1773, when the Klementinum was established as an observatory, library, and university by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.