San Salvatore Castle, Susegana, Italy

San Salvatore is one of the largest castles in northern Italy. In 1245, the city of Treviso granted the hill of San Salvatore to the Collalto family. They built a castle on top of the hill between the late 13th and early 14th centuries. In 1312, when the castle was complete, Emperor Henry VII granted full jurisdiction of the area to the Collalto family. They planted vineyards in the fields around the castle.

The 16th to 18th centuries were a peaceful period in the area, and the castle was embellished by a number of artists. Its chapel was decorated with frescoes, and a palace called Palazzo Odoardo was also built within the castle.

Following the Battle of Caporetto in 1917, Susegana fell under Austro-German occupation. The castle was used by the occupation forces, and was later bombarded by Italian artillery, severely damaging the structure in the process. The castle was restored between 1943 and 1951.

The castle is now used as a venue for cultural events.

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Itay Maoz (2 years ago)
Beautiful castle.

Gianmarco Cantafio (4 years ago)
Directly from middle age it's an interesting historical place, one of the few castles in the area still conserved and inhabited. Well maintained it is a private residence But under certain conditions it's possible to visit it.

Alexandru George M. (6 years ago)
Such a beautiful place! With love from Greece and Romania!

Wayne Smith (6 years ago)
Fabulous

Andrada Cretoi (7 years ago)
The castle is just amazing, unfortunately it's not open for visiting, you can just be seduce by it's outside beauty. Highly recommended!

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