Castello Masciantonio

Masciantonio Castle
Castello Masciantonio
Casoli
Castle in Casoli
Masciantonio Castle
Type	Castle
Site history
Built	15th century

Castello Masciantonio (Italian for Masciantonio Castle) is a Renaissance castle in Casoli, Province of Chieti (Abruzzo).^[1]

History

The castle was built by the Normans in the eleventh century: the old structure remains only the contorllo tower. Ila ducal palace instead was enlarged by the Orsini family in the fourteenth century, and later was a possession of various barons, including Pasquale Masciantonio. He was home in the castle, the poet Gabriele d'Annunzio.

Architecture

The ducal palace is an irregular rectangular layout, divided into two sectors by cornice. The interior Opsite a garden with well. The control tower stands between the castle and the parish church, with beccatell on top.

References

↑ Latini, Marialuce (2000). "Casoli (CH) - Il castello". Guida ai Castelli d'Abruzzo (in Italian). Pescara: Carsa Edizioni. p. 147. ISBN 88-85854-87-7.

External links

"Castello Masciantonio" (in Italian). Regione Abruzzo. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

Coordinates: 42°07′08″N 14°17′33″E / 42.1188°N 14.2924°E / 42.1188; 14.2924

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