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Firmafede Fortress

Name: Firmafede Fortress
Rating: 2

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Location: Sarzana, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

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Willem VS

May 10, 2024

The Citadel, also called the Sarzana Fortress or Firmafede Fortress, was the first fortress of the city of Sarzana, built in the thirteenth century. After its destruction in 1487 by Florence, it was rebuilt on the orders of Lorenzo de' Medici himself.
In 1494, the Republic of Genoa, after regaining possession of Sarzana, completed the work on the Citadel.
The fortress is used as a venue for cultural events and exhibitions and also houses the Museum of the Fortresses, an interactive route that follows the history of Sarzana and Lunigiana.

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Giuseppe PICCIOLI

June 4, 2024

The Firmafede Fortress (originally called Cittadella) was built in 1249 thanks to the help of the Pisan allies of the city. In the 15th century the city became an important strategic point, Lorenzo the Magnificent decided to transform the village into a military stronghold of the Florentine lordship and to rebuild the fortress. In 1496 the fortress passed to the Banco di San Giorgio and from 1562 to the Republic of Genoa, remaining there until the end of the 18th century, a period in which it underwent several interventions. In the 19th century, with the annexation of the Republic to the Savoy kingdom and with the radical changes in defensive strategies, the fortress was used first as a police barracks and subsequently as a prison until the 1970s.

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Location: Sarzana, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

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1. Fosdinovo Castle – Ducal Palace of Massa loop from Tendola

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