Giuliano Castle

Giuliano Di Lecce, Italy

Giuliano Castle was built in the early 16th century and has preserved its architecture. It was two towers and a drawbridge over moat.

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Founded: 16th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Italy

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4.1/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Francesco Petta (4 years ago)
Stupendous
paolo zgn (6 years ago)
Inside Private homes. You can peek here and there
Mauro Morini (6 years ago)
Beautiful but left to decay
Loredana Sproniero (7 years ago)
What the hell have you seen? A ruin abandoned for years where there is nothing and you cannot even enter.
Luigi Greco (Salento Messapico) (7 years ago)
Beautiful sixteenth-century manor house, the only one in Salento that still has its original structure without any alterations, made up of four square-plan towers. The moat remained the touch for just over half of its original structure, still has the caves that housed the wild beasts that were freed in case of invasion
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