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Castello Cantelmo

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Castello Cantelmo
Castello Cantelmo. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Castello Cantelmo (Italian for Cantelmo Castle) is a Middle Ages castle in Pettorano sul Gizio, province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, southern-central Italy.

The castle, built around the 11th century, overlooks the Gizio river valley and the Valle Peligna. It has an irregular plan with cylindrical, massive towers at the north-western and south-western corners, while at south-eastern one are the remains of a quadrangular tower. In the middle is a pentagonal tower, which is the most ancient part of the castle.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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