Castello Orsini

Name: Castello Orsini
Address: Via della Rocca, 461, 01038 Soriano Nel Cimino VT, Italy, Soriano Nel Cimino, 01038, Italia

4.3/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Castello Orsini

Address :

Via della Rocca, 461, 01038 Soriano Nel Cimino VT, Italy

Phone :

📞 +998778

Postal code :

01038

Website :

http://www.welcometosoriano.it/

Opening hours :

Sunday	10AM–7PM
Monday	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	Closed
Friday	10AM–7PM
Saturday	10AM–7PM

Categories :

Tourist attraction , Castle ,

City :

Soriano Nel Cimino

Best Castle in Italia

J	John Guy Taylor on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very interesting and lovely and beautiful views and to learn about the history of the village.
L	LeAnn Noble on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Our guide Valerio was magificent, knowledgeable, handsome and great personality
J	Jeff on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Enjoyed the fully functional musical recording players "Recordings through time" collection from cylindrical to vinyl (1877 through 1955). A must see! Say hi to Mario and make sure you donate to his restoration fund. The music is incredible when played within the Castello walls.
M	Mike Sirois on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Best view in town. Very very windy. Other than if interested in old phonographes and an assortment of old crafting tools, not much to see. Mostly since the courtyard, birds of prey and the bar were all closed. Disappointing for the cost
C	C. K. on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My visit here in July 2016 was fun, enjoyable and great for my fitness. It was a nice introduction to the town of Soriano. The only not so cool part, other than the heat, was climbing the hills, whew!
C	C. Maples on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Castello Orsini is a hidden gem that I cannot recommend enough! It overlooks the town of Soriano nel Cimino and has only been open to the public since 2013. The history is fascinating, and they're only now uncovering most of it. The castle itself was built in the 1300's (if I recall correctly) and changed hands a number of times, being held by the Orsini family and by forces from Brittany at separate times, and finally functioning as a prison/rehab facility until 1989. The resulting differences in architecture are fascinating. There are a number of exhibits in the castle, including a few that detail typical life in the region during different eras. When we went in March 2017, there was also a fantastic exhibit on the history of recorded music and had at least 50 examples of gramophone, etc, from around the world that a staff member demonstrates for you. As an added bonus, you can book a tour of the castle grounds, or explore on your own, both of which I highly recommend. For English-speaking tourists, most of the signs are in Italian, although there is a wonderful English-speaking tour guide who can tell you fascinating stories about the history of the castle. He's on the team of people trying to restore it and can tell you about restoration efforts as well as which parts of the castle date back to which era. The castle is only open on Saturdays and Sundays currently, but the admission is cheap (about 6 euro I think) and the views are gorgeous. I highly recommend visiting!
A	Andreea Perjiu on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Beautiful castle, but it isn't really worth it to pay the ticket and visit inside. The only thing to see is a photography exhibit (not impressive in my opinion), a collection of gramophones and a very small exhibit of armory, and 3 prison cells. Sounds more exciting than it actually is, trust me! The view from the tower is beautiful, if you manage to climb up the 90 something steps. Overall not a bad experience.
M	Marcus Hurley on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Once we got to the castle the guy explained a brief history and layout to us and let us get on with it. I climbed to the top of the tower while Deb stayed on the ground floor. It was four flights up a spiral staircase with no pauses as you couldn't visit any of the rooms in the keep. Once on the roof the views were predictably amazing, you really could see for miles. After walking the circuit of the roof I carefully made my way down the stairs and we then visited the prison. This was a proper detention facility with single cells, no windows and a real sense of losing liberty, even though we knew the doors were open! The tour continued with a visit to the armoury where there some mail armour and a few swords on display. There was an exhibition of WW1 memorabilia including some of the horrendous trench fighting weapons but we couldn't read anything as it was all in Italian. Two rooms were dedicated to photography of the local area which was very good and gave us a couple of idea for other places to visit. We then left the castle and spent more time exploring the side streets before reaching the main square and having a coffee and cake.