Trezzo sull'Adda Castle, Trezzo sull'Adda, Italy

The Castle of Trezzo sull'Adda is located on a hill within a bend of the Adda river and from this protected on two sides. On the remaining side it is closed by a wall and a 42-meter high tower. Part of the castle was the fortified bridge over the river, destroyed in 1416.

The site was inhabited since prehistoric time by Celtic populations and after the VII century hosted a Longobard settlement, which was also at the origin of the first fortification on the hill. In 1370 Bernabò Visconti, lord of Milan, ordered the construction of a new caste, which was built on the remains of the previous fortress and completed in 1377.

References:

Wikipedia

User Reviews

Elisa Rossetti (3 years ago)
Guided tour during the Ville Aperte week. Very interesting. On a clear day, the view from the tower is breath taking and stretches even to Milan

Valentijn Vergote (3 years ago)
Beautiful view of the river Adda from the castle garden.

Paul Knight (4 years ago)
Trezzo is always a beautiful place to visit.

phil brown (6 years ago)
Excellent. Worth the view to go up the tower. Price is very reasonable at 3 EUR per adult (small children free). 260 steps later on a clear day you will have the spectacular view of the adda valley. I would recommend to go at sun down on a clear day and watch the sun go down. Wonderful. Staff are also very friendly and helpful

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.

Trezzo sull'Adda 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