The Grotesques of Urgnano Castle in Urgnano, Italy

Urgnano Castle was constructed in 1354 as a military outpost, but the existence of something akin to a fortress on the same location was attested by a document dating back to 1016. Several families owned the castle, but it was the Albani family in the 1400s that turned it into the stately mansion that can be seen today. The castle is currently in the hands of the Urgnano municipality.  Urgano Castle ticks all the boxes of a fantasy castle, including a moat (now dry), a drawbridge, and convoluted underground labyrinths….

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