Castello di Fumone

Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. The place is good, but it is too expensive. Guides are cool and they tell an interesting story about the place and the family, but it is overpriced. The issue is that the is private, so the price is very high and no coupon or reduction of price in general are allowed. AMAZING! One of a kind experience. The young man that gave us the spoke perfect English and was very knowledgeable. The place is good, but it is too expensive. Guides are cool and they tell an interesting story about the place and the family, but it is overpriced. The issue is that the is private, so the price is very high and no coupon or reduction of price in general are allowed. I visited the old place 10 years ago and i loved it at the time, sorry this time i didnt get the name of the greek lady guide, she was very well versed on the history of the old place, superb and maintained italian stile garden, if you think what they had to go through to grt it done. Well worth going back to visit it and see the old town how it has developed How many places do you know where major personalities of their times (and of western history of the last 800 years) were held captive? This is the where Celestine V was in fact imprisoned after refusing his election to the papal soil. More than that, Fumone was an incredibly strategically important location that transmitted smoke signals (hence its name ‘Fumone’) to alert the Eternal city and its surrounding of invasions that regularly threatened the area. Wonderful medieval (and more ancient even) marvel, so beautiful one could decide to leave their heart here). Though when I went the was in Italian there are pamphlets in English for each room to read, touch the top of the mountain/castle for good luck. The may be English tours as well. Wonderful views. The has a fascinating past, having served as an impregnable smoke-signal tower used for hundreds of years to warn Rome and central Italy of impending invasions from the south. We had a guide who knew the details well (though a bit stiff in her delivery). The main ediface includes the damp, tiny and windy prison cell were Pope Celestine V was imprisoned after his resignation and possibly murdered by his successor (he was 81 but too hardy and resilient for his own good, it seems). There are valuable objects inside and an impressive pensile (hanging) garden on the roof of the building. The artefacts and edifice however are poorly preserved. The rooms are chock full of objects stacked and bundled together like curios with little care for proper conservation, historical progression, lighting, or aesthetic elegance and with no visitor-oriented narrative shaping the itinerary. Shabby rococo and more recent kitsch items are mixed with valuable antiquities. Most rooms seem like they haven't been properly re-plastered or whitewashed since the 1980s. The library is full of badly conserved manuscripts and contains a mummified body of a child (the accompanying story is as fascinating as it is morbid). The views from the garden/roof are spectacular and the surrounding medieval town which grew around the is decently maintained despite severe depopulation in recent decades. Several magnificent houses are available for purchase at ridiculous prices, but would require costly restoration for the town to return to its past splendor. Our english guide was a blessing! We were lucky that he presented with kindness all the history and knowledge he could. The was well preserved and clean..Wonderful garden, interesting story and nice/welcoming atmosphere. Fumone is a hidden gem. This little town is over a thousand years old with a lot of history, but literally no tourists there. There are only around 40 people still living there. Visit while you still can. We had a giuded and it was very nice, with detailed explanations. The is nice and interesting, there is an entrance fee of 12€. The issue is that the is available only with a guide, who speaks only Italian. Since the is a tourist attraction, it would be nice to have an English speaking guide. Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time.