Monreale Castle is located on a hill near S. Michele all'Adige. An ancient fortress built to defend the Adige River route, it has undergone several renovations that have changed its original appearance. Today the Castle of Monreale is privately owned and is the site of a farm.
Its history
The Castle of Monreale belonged to the Appian family in the 13th century and was later owned by the Counts of Tyrol, the Habsburgs and the Rubin de Cervin-Albrizzi family. These numerous changes of ownership led to several alterations to the shape of the building, so that today it is not easy to understand what the original structure looked like. The oldest part of the castle is represented by the tower; externally, the manor has a front façade with original battlements and a hexagonal tower that partly protrudes from the central part of the building. The large inner courtyard contains buildings and a chapel with 16th-century frescoes.
