Castel Gavone (or Govone) was the main seat of the Marquis Del Carretto, lords of Finale. It is located in today's hamlet of Perti in Finale Ligure, in the province of Savona. At the end of the 12th century (most likely starting from 1172) Enrico I Del Carretto or his son Enrico II established a "caminata", i.e. a feudal palace, above the Becchignolo hill, the rocky spur that dominates Finalborgo, capital of the marquisate; it was enlarged and fortified by Henry II in 1217. It was partially demolished in 1448 by the Republic of Genoa and immediately rebuilt by Giovanni I Del Carretto between 1451 and 1452.
During the following century the castle was further expanded by Alfonso I Del Carretto, his son Giovanni II and his nephew Alfonso II. The project of these extensions is a typical example of the so-called "transitional military architecture" and seems inspired by Francesco di Giorgio, with whom Alfonso should have had the opportunity to meet in Rome and perhaps in Milan. The first intervention was the addition of a triangular building culminating in the "Tower of Diamonds" (circa 1490), a tower in the shape of a ship's hull and covered with splendid ashlar work. The new body served to defend the castle from artillery attacks from the side of the slope that descends towards the sea.
Castel Gavone
Address: Str. per Castel Gavone, 17024 Finale ligure (SV)
Phone: +39019690112
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