Castle of San Faustino
Castle of San Faustino is a castle in Grosotto, Province of Sondrio, Lombardy. Castle of San Faustino is situated nearby to Rock Engraving Park of Grosio, as well as near the castle Castello Nuovo.Photo: Gaggi Luca 76, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: ruins of a castle in Grosio (Italy)
- Also known as: “Castello di S. Faustino”, “Castello vecchio”, and “Castello Vecchio di S. Faustino”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rock Engraving Park of Grosio and Castello Nuovo.
Rock Engraving Park of Grosio
Photo: Mauro cusini, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rock Engraving Park is an archaeological park situated in Grosio and Grosotto, two villages in the valley Valtellina in Lombardy, northern Italy. The park was founded in 1978 to conserve, study and develop the cultural heritage on the Dosso dei Castelli. Rock Engraving Park of Grosio is situated 140 metres northeast of Castle of San Faustino.
Castello Nuovo
Castle
Photo: Mauro cusini, Public domain.
Castello Nuovo is a castle, which is situated 170 metres north of Castle of San Faustino.
Santuario della Madonna delle Grazie
Church
Photo: Gaggi Luca 76, CC BY 3.0.
Santuario della Madonna delle Grazie is a church, which is situated 700 metres southwest of Castle of San Faustino.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ravoledo and Grosotto.
Grosotto
Village
Photo: Gaggi Luca 76, CC BY 3.0.
Grosotto is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 120 kilometres northeast of Milan and about 35 kilometres northeast of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland.
Grosio
Village
Photo: Be.merk.wurdig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grosio is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 130 kilometres northeast of Milan and about 35 kilometres northeast of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland.
Castle of San Faustino
- Categories: ruins, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Grosotto, Province of Sondrio, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.29044° or 46° 17′ 26″ northLongitude
10.26331° or 10° 15′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8FRG77R7+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 181163952OpenStreetMap feature
building=collapsedOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q37789626
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Castle of San Faustino” goes by many names.
- Czech: “kaštel svatého Faustina v Grosiu”
- German: “Castello di San Faustino”
- German: “Castello Vecchio”
- Italian: “Castello di S. Faustino”
- Italian: “Castello di San Faustino”
- Italian: “Castello vecchio”
- Turkish: “San Faustino Kalesi, Grosio”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include A2A Impianto di Grosio and Antiquarium.
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