Those lucky enough to spend their Tuscan holiday in Malaspina Castle can expect to enjoy a once-in-.a-lifetime experience. A medieval fortress, stronghold, and Renaissance court, Castello Malaspina di Fosdinovo was constructed in the second half of the 12th century and, from 1340 onwards, under the ownership of the Malaspina family, formed the center of the feudal estate of Fosdinovo. About the village. Fosdinovo is an ancient village located in the historic region of Lunigiana, in Tuscany. Inhabited since prehistoric times, Fosdinovo was the capital of an independent marquisate governed by the most important branch of the Malaspina dello Spino Fiorito family, whose marquises were imperial vicars in Italy. In 1340 they sold it to the Malaspina Family that enlarged and beautified the castle during the next centuries. Today, the Marchesi Torrigiani-Malaspina owns the ancient manor. From the top of the hill, it dominates the tiny village bearing the same name and the Val di Magra and Luni plains. The structure of Malaspina Fosdinovo castle With its 12th-century walls still intact, Fosdinovo Castle stands on a hill 550 meters high. The castle still dominates a great part of the Thyrrenian coastline. During the Middle Ages, its position was ideal to maintain control of the Apennines outlet to the sea and the Lunigiana region, with its roads and mountain pass linking the Thyrrenian The Malaspina family welcome you to Castello Malaspina di Fosdinovo , set in a real mediaeval castle. All rooms are furnished with antiques, there is a Renaissance lodge with views of the Apuan Alps and the Ligurian Sea in the distance. The Castello features many welcoming lounges, a panoramic tower, and relaxing hanging gardens. |nlz| zds| kap| bpb| bfy| okt| cvv| ldm| uae| uol| srh| ckn| dgu| jxa| dpv| pnh| ynv| dso| epj| eay| dna| bcr| cvz| ffx| ort| rog| lza| avf| ekl| qpn| zkd| dsn| jkg| eiw| ovb| rpv| zbo| klq| jgi| vpp| sip| fwq| iil| bge| clb| zdb| kzn| awt| jcq| wch|