The castle
About
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Address | Piazza IV Novembre |
| Opening | Privato - Visitabile solo dall'esterno |
The earliest recorded evidence of a fortification already existent on the site in the 10th century, for the defence of the nearby village, dates from 1067.
Although the building has evidently been alterated through the centuries in order to adapt it to various purposes, it can be surmised that from its beginnings the structure had the characteristics of a proper castle rather than those of a retreat.
The present-day building, pseudoelliptical in shape, is of brickwork with square ashlars to strengthen the corners of the foundations, a tiled roof and a façade on which the coats-of-arms of the nobility can still be seen.
The road surrounding it has covered the ancient moat. Today the entire building is privately owned and in a bad state of conservation.
Although the building has evidently been alterated through the centuries in order to adapt it to various purposes, it can be surmised that from its beginnings the structure had the characteristics of a proper castle rather than those of a retreat.
The present-day building, pseudoelliptical in shape, is of brickwork with square ashlars to strengthen the corners of the foundations, a tiled roof and a façade on which the coats-of-arms of the nobility can still be seen.
The road surrounding it has covered the ancient moat. Today the entire building is privately owned and in a bad state of conservation.
Tratto da:
Guida Turistica e Atlante Stradale Provincia di Novara
Assessorato al Turismo - Legenda srl Novara
(Domodossola 1991)