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Castle of San Michele
The Castle of San Michele is a medieval fortress on a low coastal hill in Cagliari, Sardinia, built around earlier church remains and expanded in the Middle Ages. The compact complex has three large square towers and thick curtain walls; it was an important fortified residence between the 14th and 16th centuries and today serves as a centre for art and culture.
Its prime
1500
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1500
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact medieval stone fortress of pale beige limestone set on a low coastal hill, its silhouette defined by three large, blocky square towers linked by a low curtain wall pierced by a few narrow rectangular window openings. The masonry is coarse ashlar and rubble with visible repairs; the towers have flat tops rather than conical roofs. The complex is surrounded by a dry moat and faces toward the sea, with a straight paved approach leading to the main entrance.
Its story
The story of Castle of San Michele.
The Castle of San Michele is a medieval fortress on a low coastal hill in Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, built around earlier church remains and expanded in the Middle Ages. The compact complex has three large square towers and thick curtain walls.
Its most important period ran from the 14th to the 16th centuries, when it was inhabited by the Carroz family, nobles from Valencia, and served as a fortified residence. Today it is a centre for art and culture.
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7 places to explore in 1500.
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Clans who held Castle of San Michele.
The families that held Castle of San Michele for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Carroz
Inhabited by the Carroz family, Valencian nobles, between the 14th and 16th centuries — the castle's most important period.
