Noarna castle

Noarna castle

it is just a few kilometers from Rovereto, in a splendid panoramic position amidst the vineyards.

Noarna castle was built in Roman times as a fortification as early as the eleventh century dominated the entire valley. It bears the name of the gentlemen who lived there who owned it at that time not a little troubled the struggle between Guelphs and Ghibellines. In 12 Castelnuovo decayed to make way for the Castelbarcos one of the most important families of the Province of Trento. In 1486 the castle passed from hand to the family of Lodrons, where he assumed the appearance we see today. After taking control of the jurisdiction of Castelnuovo-Castellano until 1826 in 1842 renounced his feudal rights. Since 1974, the owners of the castle are the family that Zani here after they have gained renewed a farm where they grow different grapes for the production of various wines.