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Recently renovated, fine structure and beautiful view

Wonderful all-round view

Highly visible from the plain, the Toppo castle, dating back to around 1100 AD, created a belt of manors on the Pordenone foothills.

Caporiacco Castle, located in the village of the same name in the hills of Colloredo di Monte Albano, was built in the medieval period (1026-1045) as a residence-fortress for the nobles of Caporiacco. In its long history, the manor has suffered numerous damages: set on fire by enemies, looted by patriarchal troops, attacked by the population during the famous peasant revolt of Fat Thursday in 1511 and severely hit by the earthquake of the same year. But it was the 1976 earthquake that had devastating effects on the structure, leaving only the curtain wall of the facade standing. For decades it remained in a state of rubble, until the recovery work began in 1999 and concluded in 2013, with the reconstruction of the Torre Mastio, the oldest part of the site, the main body and the "casa del frate".

Caporiacco Castle, located in the village of the same name in the hills of Colloredo di Monte Albano, was built in the medieval period (1026-1045) as a residence-fortress for the nobles of Caporiacco. In its long history, the manor has suffered numerous damages: set on fire by enemies, looted by patriarchal troops, attacked by the population during the famous peasant revolt of Fat Thursday in 1511 and severely hit by the earthquake of the same year. But it was the 1976 earthquake that had devastating effects on the structure, leaving only the curtain wall of the facade standing. For decades it remained in a state of rubble, until the recovery work began in 1999 and concluded in 2013, with the reconstruction of the Torre Mastio, the oldest part of the site, the main body and the "casa del frate".

Among the hills of Colloredo di Monte Albano, the Caporiacco castle belonged to the family of the same name until 1278. It was then damaged and looted several times and also suffered damage from an earthquake in 1976. Restoration work was completed a few years ago.

One of many castle ruins in the foothills of the surrounding mountains. Very well restored with information signs. From the ruins there is a beautiful view towards Val Colvera di Jof and far into the Friulian plain. The ascent is on a forest path, partly with coarser rock. It is worth a visit, impressively illuminated in the dark.

These explanatory signs, which explain the structure of the castle, are interesting.