Castello di Monte Ursino
The Monte Ursino castle rises with a commanding view over Noli, a hilltop fortress that guards the medieval town from above the Ligurian Sea. Built at the heart of Noli’s early defenses, its main mass sits above the site of an earlier fortification, with the present building dating to the era of the comuni around the 14th–15th centuries. The structure’s crown is an tall cylindrical tower, encircled by heavy walls and the quarters for the troops, while two parallel curtain walls once enclosed the hillside and later the lower town. The fortifications extend from the castle to encircle the hilltop settlement, and circular towers punctuate the walls along the slopes of Monte Ursino. …
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