SAN GIORGIO CASTLE, Museum And Castle

Hi, my name’s Rick, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: San Giorgio Castle.

This castle, built in the early Middle Ages and extended up until the 17th century by the Genoese as a defensive fortress, has undergone extensive restoration, allowing visitors today to admire its original architecture and magnificent rooms.

Inside the castle, you can visit the Ubaldo Formentini Civic Museum. Founded in 1873 and housed here since a few years, its numerous fine exhibits – including tools from the Iron Age, Roman sculptures, pottery and coins – tell the rich history of the city and the surrounding area, from the Stone Age to the Late Middle Ages.

The most original section is the one dedicated to the Stelae Statues, similar to others found elsewhere in Europe, which portray extremely stylized human figures which date back 5,000 years....