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The fortified settlement of Bibbiano is present in this place at least since 850, property of the Longobard Count Guinigi di Reghinari, who was an imperial legate during the period of Ludovico II. The name Bibbiano comes from...
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About this castle in the nearness of Buonconvento and surrounded by a wood, we don’t have specific historic information. It seems that it was built in three different periods. The most ancient part is the large tower on...
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The existence of the castle is attested since 1214. It was a property, together with vast agricultural possessions, of several sienese patrician families. The structure is made up of an imposing large tower with scarp base in...
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A castle made up of two buildings on the opposite sides of an enclosed courtyard, on the other sides by walls and surrounded by a ditch. Of the original structure, it keeps only the socle with a scarp base, with numerous spre...
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