🏰 Montebello Castle
Medieval fortress and archaeological museum in Bellinzona's UNESCO-listed defensive system
📋 Fast Facts
- Built in the late 13th century by the Rusca family from Como, Italy
- One of three medieval castles forming Bellinzona's defensive ensemble, inscribed in 2000
- Houses the Archaeological and Civic Museum with artifacts from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages
- Located in Ticino, Switzerland, commanding the Alpine pass routes
Montebello Castle, also known as Castello di Montebello or the Small Castle, is the second of three fortifications ...