Aiello Calabro Castle, Aiello Calabro, Italy

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Sebastiano Gandolfo S. (3 years ago)
Great place to have an adventure; climbing the hill to reach the castle is an unforgettable experience, I felt like an explorer! The view from the top of the castle walls is beautiful and the satisfaction after reaching it is priceless.

Dario Bernardini (3 years ago)
Beautiful place, but dangerous. At the top you can enjoy a unique and suggestive view, but unfortunately the place is practically abandoned and without any safety device. The "staircase", when present, is uneven and impervious. Once you reach the top there are no paths, the vegetation infests the structure and there are several unmarked chasms. Obviously then there are no parapets and structures to prevent falling into the overhang. I would have given more stars for the setting which is truly magical, but it deserves 0 for how the structure is maintained. Place not to be missed, but be really careful.

Antonio Rizzuto (4 years ago)
Pieno d'erba e spine, difficoltoso da raggiungere.

Nardin Pierre (4 years ago)
Picturesque, wild ... if maintained the place could be more accessible but with rangers and pants because there are brambles all is done ?

Anselmo Filice (4 years ago)
I would hire three sheep and 2 ibex to free these "four walls" from the two meter high grass. In other places in Europe they would charge the entrance fee to visit such a cultural asset. A star for the management of the cultural heritage owned by the Municipality. 5 stars for the castle.

Visby Cathedral

Visby Cathedral (also known as St. Mary’s Church) is the only survived medieval church in Visby. It was originally built for German merchants and inaugurated in 1225. Around the year 1350 the church was enlarged and converted into a basilica. The two-storey magazine was also added then above the nave as a warehouse for merchants.

Following the Reformation, the church was transformed into a parish church for the town of Visby. All other churches were abandoned. Shortly after the Reformation, in 1572, Gotland was made into its own Diocese, and the church designated its cathedral.

There is not much left of the original interior. The font is made of local red marble in the 13th century. The pulpit was made in Lübeck in 1684. There are 400 graves under the church floor.

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