Malaspina Castle

The Malaspina Castle is located in Massa, Italy. It crowns the top of a rocky hill and dominates the wide underlying plain and part of the Tyrrhenian coast. From the 17th century the main purpose of the castle was military and it served as a prison until 1946. The castle was subsequently restored and reopened to the public.

History

The first record on castle dates back to 1164. In 1269 because of political discords with local inhabitants it was leveled to the ground by the army of the nearby city of Lucca. The castle became the seat of the marquises of Massa. It was visited by Dante Alighieri, who supposedly envisioned the descending circles of Hell, that inspired the corresponding part of his Divine Comedy. According to legend, Dante saw the great funnel-shaped cave lying below, surrounded by a series of ledges with the slopes converging to the stream.

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Tino
5 May 2017
Spend the night here and enjoy the most scenic lookouts (on Cinque Terre) ever. Dante Alighieri was writing a book here, by the way. And the restaurant Nigo Pezigo just outside is brilliant!
Balazs Horvath
28 July 2019
Castle with a view.
Rudy Losa
29 August 2015
Ero solo di passaggio mentre tornavo dalle ferie, sembra carino
Tommy Silva
19 August 2013
Fantastico ed emozionante
Filippo
25 June 2011
da vedere :)
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