Castello della Fava, Medieval castle and historical park museum in Posada, Italy
Castello della Fava is a medieval castle built on a limestone hilltop in Posada with square towers, crenellated walls, and stone cisterns for water storage. The fortress overlooks the Posada River valley and preserves the original defensive structures from its era.
The fortress was built in the 13th century and first served as the residence of the judges of Gallura who ruled this region. Control later passed to the Republic of Pisa and then to the Kingdom of Aragon.
The name derives from a legend set around 1300, when a Turkish or Saracen fleet besieged Posada. The exhausted inhabitants fed their last fava beans to a pigeon, wounded it and released it; the bird fell into the enemy camp with a swollen stomach, convincing the besiegers that food was plentiful and prompting them to abandon the siege.
The castle can be reached by taking the SS 125 road toward Posada in northeastern Sardinia. The site sits in a hilly area where visitors can walk around the ruins and enjoy views of the surrounding landscape.
The first known depiction of the fortress appears in the 1358 fiscal register called Componiment de Sardenya. The square tower rises about 20 metres on a seven-metre base, and its raised entrance was originally reached by a wooden ladder, later replaced by an iron stair.
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