{"id":15081,"date":"2025-05-20T10:46:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/poi\/malaspina-castle-massa-en\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:46:45","slug":"malaspina-castle-massa-en","status":"publish","type":"poi","link":"https:\/\/selfguided-toscana.it\/en\/poi\/malaspina-castle-massa-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaspina Castle Massa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small with_img with_overlay wm_header_section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"l-section-img loaded wm-header-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ecmedia.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/EcMedia\/76130.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"l-section-h i-cf wm_header_wrapper\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t<div class=\"wm_body_section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"align_left wm_header_title\">\n\t\t\t\tMalaspina Castle Massa\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_activities wm_container>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity_icon\"><svg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 1024 1024' width='32' height='32'><circle fill=\"darkorange\"  cx='512' cy='512' r='512'\/><g fill=\"white\" transform='scale(0.8 0.8) translate(100, 100)'><path d='M750.933 273.067h-477.867c-37.704 0-68.267-30.563-68.267-68.267v-170.667c0-18.848 15.285-34.133 34.133-34.133s34.133 15.285 34.133 34.133v102.4h68.267v-68.267c0-37.704 30.563-68.267 68.267-68.267s68.267 30.563 68.267 68.267v68.267h68.267v-68.267c0-37.704 30.563-68.267 68.267-68.267s68.267 30.563 68.267 68.267v68.267h68.267v-102.4c0-18.848 15.285-34.133 34.133-34.133s34.133 15.285 34.133 34.133v170.667c0 37.704-30.563 68.267-68.267 68.267zM955.733 989.867c0 18.848-15.285 34.133-34.133 34.133h-819.2c-18.848 0-34.133-15.285-34.133-34.133s15.285-34.133 34.133-34.133h34.133c37.704 0 68.267-30.563 68.267-68.267 0 0 68.267-409.6 68.267-477.867 0-37.704 30.563-68.267 68.267-68.267h341.333c37.704 0 68.267 30.563 68.267 68.267 0 68.267 68.267 477.867 68.267 477.867 0 37.704 30.563 68.267 68.267 68.267h34.133c18.589-0.007 33.765 14.868 34.133 33.451v0.683zM614.4 716.8c0-56.552-45.848-102.4-102.4-102.4s-102.4 45.848-102.4 102.4v238.933h204.8v-238.933z'\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wm_activity_name\">Castle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_left_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"wm_iframe_map\" src=\"https:\/\/geohub.webmapp.it\/poi\/simple\/42973?locale=en\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wm_body_description_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It seems that a fortification on the hill already existed in the early Middle Ages, built by the Marquises of Massa, but the first written documentation relating to the castle dates back to the 12th century.<br \/>\nIn the 15th century Massa became the property of the Malaspina di Fosdinovo marquises, who transformed the castle into a residence by implementing important architectural interventions which also included modernization of the defensive systems and ended in the 17th century.<br \/>\nThe architectural complex at the end of the 19th century was definitively transformed into a prison and maintained this function until 1946.<\/p>\n<p>Today, after the restoration, the Castle is divided into three distinct parts: the mighty walls, complete with bulwarks, walkways and rooms for the artillery, the residence and the keep. 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