Cly Castle
History
Cly was first mentioned in a document from 1207, in which the "chapel sancti Mauricij (Saint Maurice) de castro Cliuo" is mentioned among the goods of the Vicarage of Saint-Gilles in Verrès, but the keep has been dated to 1027 using an analysis of the tree rings in its timbers (dendrochronology). Originally a fief held from the Counts of Savoy, in 1376 the direct ownership passed to the Duchy of Savoy, which installed a castellan to administer it for them until abandoned in 1550. The castle fell to ruins in the centuries that followed.
The castle today
Eventually the castle ruins became the property of the nearby town of Saint-Denis. The castle is visible atop the hill overlooking the town of Chambave. The castle is open to guided tours only in July and August. In addition to Cly, there are about 150 medieval castles, towers and fortified houses in the Aosta Valley.
References
- ^ Francesco Prinetti, Andar per sassi. Le rocce alpine fra natura e cultura. Valle d'Aosta, Canavese, Valsesia, Quart (AO), Musumeci, 2010, pp. 36-37, ISBN 978-88-7032-857-8.
- ^ Martini Multimedia, "Castello di Cly", 2015 accessed on March 15, 2015 at http://www.inalto.org/it/schede/beni_culturali/castello_di_cly
- ^ Massetti, E. "Aosta Valley Castles" http://www.naturaosta.it/castles.htm accessed on 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Cly Castle"
- ^ Massetti
External links
- "Cly Castle" Aosta Valley Tourism Board (Office du Tourisme de la Vallée d'Aoste, accessed March 12, 2015 at http://www.lovevda.it/en/database/8/castles-and-towers/saint-denis/cly-castle/1220
- "Castle of cly" Culture: Castles and Towers. Office for Tourism, Sports, Trade and Transport Official Website, 2015. Accessed March 15, 2015. http://www.lovevda.it/es/base-de-datos/8/castillos-y-torres/saint-denis/castillo-de-cly/1220
- "The Valle d'Aosta and Its Castles" Discovery Italy, accessed March 12, 2015 at http://www.italia.it/en/travel-ideas/art-and-history/valle-daosta-and-its-castles.html