Padenghe Castle
Padenghe Castle is located in a panoramic position on the moraine hills of Valtenesi
Padenghe CastleĀ is situated on a hill from where it enjoys a beautiful panorama, has retained its original structure built between the IX and X century on the ruins of fortifications of Roman times, what we can now admire is a reconstruction of the XIII and the XIV century. At the time, the castle was surrounded by a moat, and in it there were houses on three parallel rows, built with the walls. In 1154 it was recognized among the goods granted by Emperor Federico Barbarossa to the bishop of Verona Teobaldo and until 1328 was among those often contended between Brescia and Verona, when it became Scaliger; Later, however, they contested the Duchy of Milan and the Republic of Venice but remained in the hands of the Serenissima from 1520 to 1796. Subsequently, the original ditch was built in defense of the castle, while in the 1960s it was completely restored. Not far away is the medieval church of Sant’Emiliano.