Castle of Faicchio, Medieval castle in Faicchio, Italy.

The Castle of Faicchio is a fortified structure built on elevated ground with stone walls and defensive towers from different construction phases. The building shows elements that were added across several centuries.

The castle was built in the 12th century by the Sanframondo counts on a height between Monte Acero and Monte Gioia, above the Titerno river. From 1479 to 1520 it belonged to the Monsorio family, who rebuilt it between the 15th and 16th centuries taking Castel Nuovo in Naples as a model. In 1612 the Neapolitan noble Gabriele De Martino, Duke of Faicchio, restored it as a residence, and it was then called "ducal". After feudalism was abolished in 1806 it was abandoned, until the Fragola family restored it and reopened it on 30 June 1966.

The castle displays the building styles that were typical in this region over the centuries, with stones and structures from different periods. Today you can clearly see these traces of regional architecture as you walk around.

The castle stands in the historic centre of Faicchio, between the Acero and Gioia mountains above the Titerno. The entrance is through a 17th-century portal with the De Martino coat of arms, framed by two of the three surviving round towers. The interior courtyard, with its grey tuff portico and external staircase, leads to the lower terrace and the palatine chapel. Parts of the cellars are extensive but largely impassable.

From the castle you can see far across the landscape toward Mount Matese and down into the Volturno Valley. These views show why this location was so strategically valuable.