Castello degli Spinola di Montessoro

#3208 among destinations in Italy

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Montessoro Castle is an ancient ruined fortification in the eponymous locality of Isola del Cantone, in the metropolitan city of Genoa; it was the noble residence of the Spinola family.

Coordinates: 44°39'8"N, 9°0'14"E

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Castello degli Spinola di Montessoro – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Monte Buio, Antola Natural Regional Park, Valico di San Fermo, Rocche del Reopasso.

7.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Buio
183 min walk • Monte Buio is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Appennines. It is located between the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria. It lies at an altitude of 1400 metres.
6 miSW
Park
Antola Natural Regional Park, Busalla
153 min walk • The Antola Natural Regional Park is a natural park in Metropolitan City of Genoa. It gets the name from the highest mountain of the area, Monte Antola.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Valico di San Fermo
146 min walk • Valico di San Fermo also called Valico di San Clemente is a mountain pass between province of Genoa and province of Alessandria in Italy. It connects the Borbera and Vobbia valley, linking Cabella Ligure and Vobbia in the south.
5.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rocche del Reopasso, Crocefieschi
139 min walk • Rocche del Reopasso is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Appennines.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Reale
60 min walk • Monte Reale is a mountain of the Ligurian Apennines. It is located in the Province of Genoa along the watershed between the basin of the Scrivia Torrent and that of the Vobbia, its tributary to the right.
2.7 miS
Forts and castles
Castello della Pietra, Vobbia
70 min walk • The Stone Castle is an ancient fortification located in the Ligurian municipality of Vobbia, situated in the valley of the same name tributary to the Scrivia stream. It is the main and most characteristic monument of the Genoa hinterland, a...
5.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Castello di Borgo Fornari, Ronco Scrivia
144 min walk • Borgo Fornari Castle was a defensive building and noble residence located in the hamlet of Borgo Fornari in Ronco Scrivia, in the upper Scrivia Valley.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bric delle Camere
39 min walk • Bric delle Camere is a mountain in northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Appennines. It is located in the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria. It lies at an altitude of 1016 metres.
5.8 miSW
Church
St. George Church, Busalla
149 min walk • The church of San Giorgio is a Catholic place of worship located in the hamlet of Sarissola, Via alla Chiesa, in the municipality of Busalla in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name of the Genovesato...
4.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Castello
123 min walk • Monte Castello is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Appennines. It is located in the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria. It lies at an altitude of 1092 metres.
2.9 miE
Locality
Mongiardino Ligure
75 min walk • Mongiardino Ligure is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 120 kilometres southeast of Turin and about 50 kilometres southeast of Alessandria.