Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Brunnenburg






Brunnenburg (Italian: Castel Fontana) is a 13th-century castle situated above the city of Merano.

Originally built circa 1250, the castle was completely restored and updated in the mid-20th century by Boris and Mary de Rachewiltz. Font: Wikipedia.

9 comments:

Tom said...

...out of the pages of a story book.

Lois said...

It looks so pretty covered with the red vines!

Sharon said...

Oh wow, I missed this when I was there. It's pretty incredible.

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Fantásticas estas fotografias mostrando o poder e a força da natureza.
Um abraço e boa semana.

Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros

William Kendall said...

It is a beauty!

Lowell said...

What a place! And how did they ever building this in that place in the first place. The word, "Impregnable," comes to mind. Do people live there or is it a museum?

RedPat said...

What a place to live!

Erika said...

Un castello meraviglioso. E che colori autunnali! Sono stata a Merano diverse volte.Un caro saluto.

Arianna said...

Che meraviglia! Ciao, Arianna

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