Paraggi Castle ( is a castle located in Paraggi,

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History

The castle was built at the time of the

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to protect the coast of the Tigullio area. Some sources indicate 1626 as the year when its construction was decided. The castle was occupied by Napoleonic forces between 1812 and 1814, at the time of the

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. The structure, which underwent several changes across the centuries, later became a private residence. In the 1990s, the then owners, the Bonomi Bolchini family, rented the property to

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Description

The castle is located on a small promontory that delimitates the eastern side of the bay of Paraggi, and lies within the comune of

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along the road to

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Gallery

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References

External links

Paraggi Castle on Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali
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