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Poppi Castle

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Location: Poppi, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

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1. Poppi Castle – San Fedele Abbey loop from Poppi

5.10km

01:29

130m

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2. Poppi Castle – San Fedele Abbey loop from Bibbiena

17.5km

04:43

220m

210m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. San Fedele Abbey – Poppi Castle loop from Ponte a Poppi

6.35km

01:45

110m

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Davide

July 13, 2024

Poppi Castle is the main monument of the Casentino. Unlike all the other castles and medieval architecture in the area, it has not been ruined by time and men, having always been used as the residence of the local political or administrative power, in fact the Municipality of Poppi is still located there today. Since its origins, the history of the castle has been closely linked to that of the largest feudal family in Casentino who placed Poppi at the center of its large properties and inhabited this manor for almost four hundred years: the Guidi counts.

Although the first written news of the existence of the castle dates back to 1191, its architecture and the fact that the Guidi family were already owners of vast possessions in Tuscany and Romagna at the time lead us to assume that its foundation was two or three years earlier. centuries, dating back to the period between the Lombard and Frankish invasions in these territories.
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(Source: castellitoscani.com/poppi )

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Davide

July 13, 2024

The arrival at the Castle of the Guidi Counts is immediately announced by a bronze statue depicting Dante Alighieri, which overlooks the Casentino valley and the Campaldino plain, where in 1289 Dante himself, among the ranks of the Florentine Guelphs, fought against the Arezzo Ghibellines.

(Source: centrostoricopoppi.it/attrazioni-turistiche/#castello-e-piazza-delle-armi)

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Poppi Castle

1. Poppi Castle – San Fedele Abbey loop from Poppi

2. Poppi Castle – San Fedele Abbey loop from Bibbiena

3. San Fedele Abbey – Poppi Castle loop from Ponte a Poppi

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