Castle & palace
Castello di Spotorno
The Castello di Spotorno rises above the town as a reminder of the area’s contested coastal past, its silhouette marked by a square, fortress-like plan that survives today in ruins. Built in 1228, the castle sits on a hillside to the north of Spotorno, overlooking the Ligurian coast and the Riviera delle Palme, a site that has long bound defense to the clergy and communes that ruled this frontier. The structure’s history runs through a series of revivals and destructions: it was demolished in the early 13th century, rebuilt in 1218, and then again struck down in 1227 by Noli and Segno, allies of Genoa. …
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