The Castle of Fabro, part of the municipal territory of Fabro (TR), rrises on a hill (364 metres above sea level) to the east of River Chiani offering a panoramic view. Of fortified matrix, with a characteristic almond shape, Founded in approximately 1000 C.E. on a fortified matrix with a characteristic almond shape and restored first in the 15th century and again in the 16th century. The 16th-century design is the work of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (Florence 1484 - Terni 1564). The complex, now privately owned, has a structure that is still largely intact with formidable compact defensive walls and a large cylindrical tower.
The castle was a feud of the Filippeschi family from its foundation until 1313; it then passed to the Monaldeschi family and in 1488 to Cesario Bandini of Città della Pieve, whose heirs were forced to leave in 1494 due to power struggles with the city of Orvieto. Later it became a stronghold of great importance for the Papal State. In the 17th century the town became a municipality with its own Statutes and in 1817 it belonged to the Antinori marquisate. The destruction of the municipal archives, previously conserved in the Town Hall, lead to the loss of a great part of the castle’s historical records.
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