Also called Barbò Castle by its most famous owners, the sight of this massive castle might leave you surprised.
In fact, it does not have the typical rectangular floor plan, with one tower per corner.
Built to defend the territory (in fact, it stands in a strategic position to control the Pallavicino Canal and the Oglio River), it traces the shape of the territory, thus taking on a trapezoidal structure.
Of the three towers that formed the original structure, however, only two have remained intact.
In fact, the castle was transformed into a quiet aristocratic residence when the periods of widespread bellicosity, typical of the centuries when northern Italy was divided into numerous states at war with each other and during which militias therefore fought continuously in the territories of the plains, came to an end.
It may not have the large decorations of more famous fortifications, but many small details will tickle your curiosity and imagination.
