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Zavattarello Castle, also known as Dal Verme Castle, is a fortress overlooking the town of Zavattarello in the province of Pavia.

The castle stands on the left bank of the Curone torrent and opposite the town, on a hill with steep and rugged sides, in a position suitable for controlling the valley below. Currently, the lower part of the massive quadrangular tower remains of the ancient and well-fortified manor. A staircase allows you to reach the access door to the tower, which is located about ten meters above ground level. Once past the door, another staircase allows you to climb to the top of the tower, from which you can see a beautiful view of the Curone Valley. The visit to the tower is suggestive, so it certainly deserves a stop.

Zavattarello Castle

The Malaspina dal Verme di Bobbio castle is a quadrangular construction located in the town, it is located in an elevated position above the park of the same name and is part of the Association of Castles of the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Pontremoli. Since January 2020, the municipality of Bobbio has taken over the management of the castle.

Situated on a rocky promontory, the Oramala Castle dominates and overlooks the Staffora valley, one of the most evocative places in the upper Oltrepò.

From the village of Zavattarello, a suggestive and steep climb towards the Dal Verme Castle. Very steep slopes and attention to the big final cobblestone, not recommended in BDC but ok for gravel and MTB. Evocative panorama.

It is mentioned in ancient papers such as Oramola, curte de Oremale, Rocha de Oremala or curtis and rocae de Oramala and, of the castle, reference is made in the Breviarium of the possessions of the abbey of Bobbio in the century. X. [1] With the gradual fiefdom of the obertenga family starting from 1029, first as level holders of the monastery and then with a lease and freeing contract, half of the court and castle remained with the monastery with the rights and tithes due. It was inherited in the 12th century by the obertengo branch of the Malaspina family. After a passage, in 1157, in the hands of the marquises D'Este and in 1161 of the bishop of Tortona, it returns, in 1164, thanks to Federico Barbarossa to Obizzo I. Towards the end of the twelfth century, with the fortunes of the Malaspina, it sees its moment of greatest splendor, it becomes a center of cultural diffusion hosting Provençal troubadours. In 1474 the fortress was fortified by Manfredi Malaspina, to adapt it to the new defensive needs due to the entry into use of artillery. Out of the flow of history, the fortress remained with the Malaspina family until the end of the 18th century, when the marquises of Oramala, moving downstream, decreed its decline; abandoned, it began to fall into disrepair. In 1985 the Panigazzi brothers bought the castle and began the renovation and restoration of the collapsed parts. In 2005 the Museum of peasant art and iron tools was opened to the public. From 2008 to 2018 the castle was the seat of the Spinofiorito Social Promotion Association and is surrounded by the Literary Park "Dante and the Troubadours in the lands of the Malaspina".

Interesting site. The castle was hosted by Dante Alighieri and Federico Barbarossa.