Mirabello Castle

Pavia, Italy

The Mirabello Castle is located in Mirabello di Pavia in the area of the Parco Visconteo. The building today is only a wing of the original castle, which was the seat of the Captain of the Park, the authority administering the Parco Visconteo on behalf of the Visconti family.

Since the 12th century the area had been occupied by a Cistercians monastery. In 1325 the Fiamberti family of Pavia acquired goods and lands in the area and between 1325 and 1341 they built the original castle. In the sixties of the fourteenth century, Galeazzo II Visconti acquired the castle from the Fiamberti. The castle was completed by the Visconti family and incorporated in the Parco Visconteo.

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Via Mirabello 165, Pavia, Italy
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Founded: 1325
Category: Castles and fortifications in Italy

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Anna (20 months ago)
Small castle built by the Visconti family in 1300, connected to the Castle of Pavia via a straight road, located inside the Visconteo park which reached as far as the Certosa, used for hunting. It is a two-storey brick building used as a dwelling, on the first floor there is a balcony supported by arches.
Paolo Zambon (2 years ago)
Historic site of the battle of Pavia (February 24, 1525) undergoing restoration Here the Spanish arquebusiers, in the shelter of the park's wood, are overriding the French heavy cavalry. "The French heavy cavalry was destroyed; the horsemen who remained on foot were annihilated by the infantry with dagger blows to the neck, in the junction between helmet and armor, or through the small slits of the helmet concealment. they employed their firearms striking at close range, in many cases firing the shot directly into the knights' armor after placing the harquebus through the mail. King Francis I's main commanders fell at this stage of the battle; Louis de la Trémoille was killed by a close shot of an arquebus, the same Guillaume Gouffier de Bonnivet and Galeazzo Sanseverino, while La Palice died of dagger wounds. " (Wikipedia) Francis I falls from his horse and is taken prisoner.
Roberto uberti (2 years ago)
Convenient parking for 50 cars outside nice.
Ermenegildo Calvi (3 years ago)
Very disappointed x the state of abandonment in which there are so many promises never kept ??
Lorena Tredici (3 years ago)
A wonderful corner of Pavia, too neglected and forgotten ..
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