Pietra Castle, Calliano, Italy

Pietra Castle is built on a huge boulder detached from Cengio Rosso. It is located in a strategic location which marked the long border between the Italian Tyrolean territories, Bishopric of Trent and Republic of Venice. When the Venetians tried to go to the north, between the15th and 16th century , they were stopped by the Principality and the Austrians with important pitched battles that took place near the castle.

Its rooms are decorated in a Gothic style. Worth of mentioning is the 'Hall of Justice', strictly gothic atmosphere illuminated by windows with a particular form in Guelph and adorned with frescoes from the 15th century.

The castle is restored and today privately owned and inhabited.

References:

Trentino Cultura

User Reviews

T. B. (5 years ago)
Nice

Joyce M (6 years ago)
Beautiful place in the middle of the nature and well taken care of beautiful inside and out . Great for events

Jeanette Hack Palmdahl (6 years ago)
Very nice and humble owner, and very good wine. Thank you.

Enzo C (6 years ago)
Bellissimo castello storico. Prima difesa della città di Trento e del Tirolo storico. Si trova in una posizione strategica infatti quando i veneziani tentavano di spingersi a nord verso Trento, vennero fermati dal Principato e dagli Austriaci con importanti battaglie che si svolsero nei pressi del castello. La più importante è la battaglia di Calliano del 10 agosto 1487 battaglia combattuta tra le truppe trentine, alleate dei conti del Tirolo, e quelle della Repubblica di Venezia

SoLaMao (7 years ago)
The historical contest is so impressive and well mantained. The food is also very good, prices are mid expensive. Employees are not so kind and owners are very unfriendly. What a pity for such a good place!

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Photo from Flickr, copyright Christian Lauw

Historic Site of the week

Wieskirche

The Pilgrimage Church of Wies (Wieskirche) is an oval rococo church, designed in the late 1740s by Dominikus Zimmermann. It is located in the foothills of the Alps in the municipality of Steingaden.

The sanctuary of Wies is a pilgrimage church extraordinarily well-preserved in the beautiful setting of an Alpine valley, and is a perfect masterpiece of Rococo art and creative genius, as well as an exceptional testimony to a civilization that has disappeared.

The hamlet of Wies, in 1738, is said to have been the setting of a miracle in which tears were seen on a simple wooden figure of Christ mounted on a column that was no longer venerated by the Premonstratensian monks of the Abbey. A wooden chapel constructed in the fields housed the miraculous statue for some time. However, pilgrims from Germany, Austria, Bohemia, and even Italy became so numerous that the Abbot of the Premonstratensians of Steingaden decided to construct a splendid sanctuary.

Pietra Castle

Address

Details

More Information

Rating

Interesting Sites Nearby

User Reviews

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Historic Site of the week

Wieskirche