Sat in the woods above Mazzo di
Valtellina, the Castle of Pedenale is a complex defensive stronghold that was
built to command the approaches to the Passo del Mortirolo.
The twelfth-century tower is the
only remnant of the ancient castle built by the influential Venosta family.
Well preserved today, it has a square-shaped plan, four storeys, and defensive
walls with arrow slits and windows. Today, through a doorway in a high stone
wall that opens up to a handful of terraced houses, visitors can see the old,
fortified district of Pedenale.
