page_title: Bolzaneto
section_title: Castle of Bolzaneto
hierarchical_section_title: Bolzaneto / Main sights / Castle of Bolzaneto
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Foto propria Veduta Villa Pastorino (castello di Bolzaneto) Marzo 2008
context_page_description: Bolzaneto is a quarter of the city of Genoa, in northwest Italy, and is part of the Municipality Valpolcevera of Genoa.
context_section_description: The castle was a fortress built by the noble Genoese family of Adorno. It was destroyed in the 14th century by the mercenary troops of the Visconti, being rebuilt by the Republic of Genoa in 1380. The castle was also involved in the fighting of 1746-1747 during the War of Austrian Succession, and also became the headquarters of the Podestà (major) of Polcevera Valley. At the beginning of the 20th century it was abandoned as military stronghold and transformed into a residential villa, then into a hospital, until 1990. Currently it is used as a home for the elderly and hospice.
caption: Castle of Bolzaneto, former Villa Pastorino.
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