Drugolo Castle, Drugolo, Italy

The Drugolo castle is located in the village with same name along the road that leads from Padenghe to Bedizzole in the morainic hills. Its construction is dated to the 10th century, perhaps by the Lombards.

It has a square plan with two corner towers and is positioned on a wall that raises it considerably, has a drawbridge and Ghibelline battlements; towards the end of the 14th century the perimeter walls were rebuilt. In its history it was owned by the Vimercati of Milan until 1436, then passed to the Averoldi of Brescia until 1935, the Lanciani Rocca and now the barons Lanni della Quara.

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Cyrnos (4 months ago)
Small, but very beautiful

Z M (5 months ago)
A lovely walk from the lakeside up to the castle, rewarded with beautiful views.

G. A. Rocha (2 years ago)
Quite a nice landmark to visit once, but don’t expect a castle inside. Rather, individual housing where people actually live.

Aggie V. (2 years ago)
Interesting place up on a hill overlooking Lake Garda. Very medieval, and well kept. It was foggy the day of our visit but I'm sure it is an excellent place to go to on a nice day. I noticed there was a sign posted at the front entrance stating that entrance is only allowed by residents. But most of the people there weren't.

Heinz Kaufmann (4 years ago)
Well restored historic castle with beautuful views overlooking Lake Garda.

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