Desenzano del Garda, Italy
0-300 AD
Rapallo, Italy
3rd century BCE
Aosta, Italy
25 BC
Reggio Calabria, Italy
4th century BCE
Bacoli, Italy
8th century BCE
Tindari, Italy
396 BCE
Marinella di Selinunte, Italy
7th century BCE
Locri, Italy
5th century BCE
Aymavilles, Italy
3 BCE
Buddusò, Italy
1600-400 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1600 BCE
Reggio Calabria, Italy
2nd century AD
Province of Matera, Italy
6th century BCE
Porto Torres, Italy
1st century BCE
Acqui Terme, Italy
1st century AD
Catanzaro, Italy
1st century AD
Manerba del Garda, Italy
8000-4000 BC
Marsala, Italy
397 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1300-800 BCE
Naples, Italy
1st century BCE
The Gravensteen is a castle in Ghent originating from the Middle Ages. The name means 'castle of the counts' in Dutch. Arnulf I (918–965), Count of Flanders, was the first to fortify this place, building a medieval bastion on this high sand dune, naturally protected by the river Leie and its marshy banks. This bastion consisted of a central wooden building and several surrounding buildings, also in wood.
In the early 11th century, the wooden building was replaced by a stone residence, consisting of three large halls that made up three storeys, connected by a stone stairwell. The monumental stone staircase, the light openings, the fireplaces built into the walls and the latrines were signs of considerable luxury and comfort in those days. There was probably also a tower.