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Best Castles to visit in Abruzzo, Italy

Several historic castles of Abruzzo were strongholds or fortifications on mountaintops to guard the valleys, particularly those of the Sangro and Pescara rivers. Invasion by the Lombards and Normans (in the sixth and eleventh centuries, respectively) followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and the area was subsequently ruled by several regional counts and potentates. To maintain control over the area, the Lombards mainly constructed watchtowers and small fortified garrisons, which were typically very small.

King Alfonso I of Aragon repopulated numerous abandoned castles in the area in 1442 during his reign. The Abruzzi coastline was frequently looted by the Ottomans between 1510 and 1566. To counter this threat, Emperor Charles V built a defensive system of coastal towers in the Kingdom of Naples, designating Pescara as the bastion of the Giustizierato d’Abruzzo, Justitiaratus Aprutii apud Sulmonam, an administrative district of the Kingdom of Sicily established in 1233 by Frederick II.

This is a list of castles in Abruzzo, arranged by province.

Province of L’Aquila

Castello normanno, Anversa degli Abruzzi

Castello Normanno, Anversa degli Abruzzi

Castello Orsini-Colonna, Avezzano

Castello Orsini-Colonna, Avezzano

Castello Piccolomini, Balsorano

Piccolomini Castle of Balsorano

Castle of Barisciano

Castle of Barisciano

Castello di Barrea

Castle of Barrea

Castle of Bominaco

Castle of Bominaco


Castello di Bugnara

Castle of Bugnara


Rocca Calascio, Calascio

Castle of Rocca Calascio

Castello Piccolomini, Capestrano

Castello-Piccolomini, Capestrano


Castello di Carsoli

Castle of Carsoli

Castello del Re, Castel di Sangro

Castello del Re, Castel di Sangro

Castello Piccolomini, Celano

Piccolomini Castle, Celano


Castle of Fossa

Castle of Fossa

Castello di Gagliano Aterno

Castle of Gagliano Aterno

Forte Spagnolo, L’Aquila

Forte Spagnolo, l’Aquila


Castello Orsini, Massa d’Albe

Castello Orsini, Massa d’Albe


Palazzo Santucci, Navelli

Palazzo Santucci, Navelli


Castle of Ocre

Castle of Ocre

Castello di Oricola

castle-of-oricola

Castello di Ortona dei Marsi

Castle of Ortona dei Marsi


Castello Piccolomini, Ortucchio

Piccolomini Castle, Ortucchio

Castello Caldora, Pacentro

Castello Caldora

Castello di Pereto

Castle of Pereto

Castel Camponeschi, Prata d’Ansidonia

Castel Camponeschi

Castello De Sanctis, Roccacasale

Castello De Sanctis, Roccacasale

Castle of San Pio delle Camere

Castle of San Pio delle Camere

Castle of Sant’Eusanio Forconese

Castle of Sant’Eusanio Forconese

Rocca Orsini, Scurcola Marsicana

Rocca Orsini, Scurcola Marsicana

Rocca di Villalago

Rocca di Villalago

Province of Chieti

Palazzo baronale, Archi

Palazzo baronale, Archi

Castle of Carpineto Sinello

Ducal-Castle-of-Carpineto-Sinello

Castello Masciantonio, Casoli

Castello Masciantonio, Casoli


Castelfraiano, Castiglione Messer Marino

Castelfraiano, Castiglione Messer Marino

Castello Caldora, Civitaluparella

Caldora castle civitaluparella

Castello Baglioni, Civitella Messer Raimondo

Baglioni Castle or palace of the Counts Baglioni is a fortified palace in Civitella Messer Raimondo, Chieti, Abruzzo.

Castello ducale di Crecchio

Castello ducale di Crecchio

Castello di Gamberale

Castello di Gamberale

Castello Franceschelli, Montazzoli

Castello Franceschelli

Castello di Monteodorisio

Castello di Monteodorisio

Castello Aragonese, Ortona

Castle of Ortona

Castello marchesale, Palmoli

Castello marchesale, Palmoli

Castello di Roccascalegna

Castello di Roccascalegna

Castello Caldoresco, Vasto

Castello Caldoresco Vasto

Province of Pescara

Castello di Musellaro, Bolognano

Castello di Musellaro, Bolognano

Castello Mediceo, Bussi sul Tirino

Castello Mediceo, Bussi sul Tirino

Castello Chiola-Caracciolo, Loreto Aprutino

Castello Chiola-Caracciolo, Loreto Aprutino

Castello De Sterlich-Aliprandi, Nocciano

Castello De Sterlich-Aliprandi, Nocciano

Castello ducale, Pescosansonesco

Castello ducale, Pescosansonesco

Castello ducale Cantelmo, Popoli

Castello ducale Cantelmo, Popoli

Palazzo De Felice, Rosciano

Palazzo De Felice, Rosciano

Castello di Salle

Castello Genova di Salle

Castello Farnese, San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore

Castello Farnese, San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore

Castel Menardo, Serramonacesca

Castel Menardo, Serramonacesca

Castello Caracciolo, Tocco da Casauria

Castello Caracciolo, Tocco da Casauria

Castello Gizzi, Torre de’ Passeri

Castello Gizzi, Torre de’ Passeri

Province of Teramo

Palazzo De Sterlich, Cermignano

Palazzo De Sterlich, Cermignano

Fortezza di Civitella del Tronto

Fortezza di Civitella del Tronto

Castel Manfrino, Valle Castellana

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Castle of Charles V, Monopoli

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