point of interest

Casigliano’s Castle

Castello

0744 943924

Actually it is not possible to visit the inside of the castle, only with reservation with the owner which has intention to reopen for the visitors.

point of interest

Casigliano’s Castle

Castello

0744 943924

Actually it is not possible to visit the inside of the castle, only with reservation with the owner which has intention to reopen for the visitors.

casigliano

The history of the Casigliano’s Castle

In the 1519, the people of the village, commissioned from Ludovico of Atti and project of Antonio of Sangallo, il Giovane, rebuilt the village around the exist medieval fortress, probably donate from Ottone I to Arnolfo in the 980 and then destroyed from Chiaravelle.

During the years the castle guests different popes like Paolo III in the 1543, to return from Rome after visited of Carlo V of Asburgo.

But the most dramatic event during the history of the Castle and of the Arti was the massacre the Cesi’s made versus that family in 1553 at the end of a feast to resolve the dispute over control of Todi.

From this time the family never recovered and in 1605 was the Corsini prince to buy the castle and from that moment has always belonged to the homonymous family. Now, its heir is Lucrezia Corsini, which has cured the restructuring to open the doors and show the atmospheres rich of story inside the castle.

Actually it is not possible to visit the inside of the castle, only with reservation with the owner which has intention to reopen for the visitors.

casigliano

The history of the Casigliano’s Castle

In the 1519, the people of the village, commissioned from Ludovico of Atti and project of Antonio of Sangallo, il Giovane, rebuilt the village around the exist medieval fortress, probably donate from Ottone I to Arnolfo in the 980 and then destroyed from Chiaravelle.

During the years the castle guests different popes like Paolo III in the 1543, to return from Rome after visited of Carlo V of Asburgo.

But the most dramatic event during the history of the Castle and of the Arti was the massacre the Cesi’s made versus that family in 1553 at the end of a feast to resolve the dispute over control of Todi.

From this time the family never recovered and in 1605 was the Corsini prince to buy the castle and from that moment has always belonged to the homonymous family. Now, its heir is Lucrezia Corsini, which has cured the restructuring to open the doors and show the atmospheres rich of story inside the castle.

Actually it is not possible to visit the inside of the castle, only with reservation with the owner which has intention to reopen for the visitors.

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Casigliano's Castle
Piazza Corsini, 05021, Acquasparta