The Aghinolfi Castle in Montignoso

The Aghinolfi Castle, rose in a higher position above the village of Montignoso, is surrounded by the remains of its ring of original walls. It is in the green belt of a rich vegetation.

The internal structure is compounded by two different but connected parts: a residential area and a military one.

Once entered to the imposing fortification opens a large garden, where there were numerous buildings used as shelters in dangerous situations. From here can be reached the higher part of the castle that once was surrounded by a ditch and also equipped by an imposing gate.

Passing through the gate there is a large triangular square that is dominated by an imposing octagonal stronghold joined to a tower by a wall. In this part of the fortified building it is possible to see the remains of an ancient chapel.