Medieval Castello dei Conti Guidi Conti or Castle of the Guidi Counts, built around 1274 at Poppi, Tuscany, Italy. The castle is dominated by a tall square bell tower or campanile.
Castello dei Conti Guidi (Castle of the Guidi Counts), Poppi, Tuscany, Italy: the large square tower dominating the building is the campanile or bell tower, renovated in 1817 and still housing bells that date from 1423 and 1722. Externally, it resembles Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio town hall, and it may have been a prototype for that 1299 design by Arnolfo di Cambio. The Castello dei Conti Guidi was built around 1274 for Count Simone di Battifolle, head of the powerful Guidi family. The last Guidi Count, Francesco, surrendered Poppi to the Florentine Republic in 1440. Poppi lies 65 km to the southeast of Florence in the Casentino region.
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Location: Castello dei Conti Guidi, Castle of the Guidi Counts, Poppi, Tuscany, Italy
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