Festenstein Castle

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Festenstein Castle is a 13th-century castle ruin, located above Andrian in South Tyrol, in northern Italy. It is perched on a rocky outcrop called the Gaider Schlucht, and can only be reached via a steep mountain climb. The castle was built around the mid-13th century, and was used as a stronghold by the many warlords of the area. It was saved from further deterioration in 2008. ()

Local name: Castelforte Coordinates: 46°30'43"N, 11°13'8"E

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Trentino-South TyrolItaly

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Festenstein Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Messner Mountain Museum, Hocheppan Castle, Sigmundskron Castle, Versoaln.

4.6 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Messner Mountain Museum, Bolzano
119 min walk • The Messner Mountain Museum is a museum project created in 2006 by Italian mountaineer and extreme climber Reinhold Messner in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
1.7 miSE
Forts and castles, View point
Hocheppan Castle
45 min walk • Perched atop a steep hill in the South Tyrolean region of Italy, Hocheppan Castle stands as a testament to the medieval architecture and history that pervades this scenic area. Built in the early 12th century, the castle is renowned for its strategic location and its...
4.7 miSE
Museum, Forts and castles
Sigmundskron Castle, Bolzano
119 min walk • Sigmundskron Castle is an extensive castle and set of fortifications near Bolzano in South Tyrol. Today its ruins house the fourth mountain museum established by the South Tyrolean mountaineer, Reinhold Messner. On 9 June 2006 the MMM was opened in this fortified castle dating to the Late Middle Ages.
3.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Versoaln, Tisens
85 min walk • Versoaln is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the South Tyrol wine region of northeast Italy. In the commune of Tisens, in South Tyrol, one of the world's oldest vines is a Versoaln vine planted at Katzenzungen Castle that has been dated to be at least 350 years old by the viticulturists at the University of Göttingen.
1.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gantkofel
33 min walk • The Gantkofel is a mountain of the Nonsberg group in South Tyrol, Italy.
5.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Gampen Pass
133 min walk • Gampen Pass; is a high mountain pass in the South Tyrol, northern Italy. It connects the Adige valley and the Non Valley. The pass is open year-round. The pass road has a maximum gradient of 9%.
2.3 miSE
View point, Forts and castles
Schloss Boymont - Castel Boymont, Eppan an der Weinstraße
60 min walk • Castel Boymont is a castle located in Missiano, a hamlet of Appiano sulla Strada del Vino, elevated above the nearby Castel Corba.
4.7 miNW
46°32'51"N • 11°8'2"E
Tierwelt Rainguthof - Mondo degli Animali, Tisens
121 min walk • Aquarium, Zoo
1.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Payrsberg, Nals
49 min walk • Castel Bavaro is a castle located west of the village of Nalles, in the province of Bolzano, on the road to Sirmiano.
2 miNW
Forts and castles
Schwanburg - Castel del Cigno, Nals
51 min walk • The Swan Castle is located in the town of Nalles, in the province of Bolzano.
3.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Schloss Warth - Castel Warth
95 min walk • Castel Guardia is a medieval castle located near the hamlet of San Paolo in the municipality of Appiano in South Tyrol.