Castello, Medieval castle in Maremma, Italy.

Castello is a stone castle standing on a hilltop in the Maremma region with ancient ramparts and original historical elements throughout. The interior spaces have been adapted for modern use while keeping the defensive structure intact.

The castle began in the 11th century as a fortified monastery dependent on the monks of San Zeno in Verona, who received the land from Emperor Berengar I. At the start of the 14th century the Scaligeri restructured and strengthened it as a stronghold of their defensive line from the Mincio to the Po, using the adjacent Tione river as protection. Francesco I Gonzaga, lord of Mantua, bought it in 1391 to guard his state to the east, and between 1478 and 1484 Luca Fancelli supervised its restructuring.

The castle stands in Villimpenta, in the province of Mantua, not in Tuscany. The river Tione, which runs beside it, was used to defend the manor, and the castle was a stronghold of the Scaligeri system of defences stretching from the Mincio to the Po.

The castle stands in Villimpenta, in the province of Mantua, not in the Maremma. The Tione river runs alongside it and was used in its defence. Two towers, the walls and the 35-metre mastio survive; the site is reached on foot.

The Tione river running beside the castle was itself used as part of its defences, and the Guelph merlons on the surviving walls mark the building's medieval phase. Two towers, the walls and a 35-metre keep remain of the old structure.