The Castle of San Pio delle Camere is located in San Pio delle Camere, L'Aquila, province of Abruzzo, Italy. First mentioned in 1173 as a fief of the Barons of Poppleto, the castle later became a fief of the House of Caracciolo.
The structure of the castle is an enclosure built in two stages, beginning with the construction of the tower and followed by the walls. The tower's plan is formed by a square and an equilateral triangle, while the plan of the walls is triangular with the tower at the top and other smaller towers along the walls.
The structure of the castle has been revised several times, for example by the raising of the walls that probably took place in the 14th century. The castle served to provide shelter for people and their livestock in times of danger. Its current state resulted from an attack in 1424 by the condottiero Braccio da Montone.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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