Castello di Mesocco

This imposing fortress stands in the center of the valley, forcing the river Moesa to make a wide bend in a narrow gorge impassable, which only to the west leaves a narrow passage. The Castle of Mesocco is protected on three sides by steep rock walls. Only to the northeast, from the side of the valley facing upstream, the slope descends more gently. If you go up to the castle from the north along the ancient access road you first arrive at the church of Santa Maria del Castello and you are already on the grounds of the castle, once surrounded by a fortified wall. The impressive ruins are mainly formed by the ruins of the defense works erected in the last decades of the fifteenth century, ie in the last period of life of the castle. Among these we also recognize numerous ruins dating back to previous times so that the current appearance of the castle transpires all its eventful history that has its roots in the early Middle Ages.