SCHLOSS RUNKELSTEIN
CASTEL RONCOLO
AUGUST 2021
The only castle in the world that contains so many frescoes of the Middle Ages. It was built in 1237. The frescoes were commissioned a century later in 1390. The castle changed hands several times and in 1893 it was gifted to the city of Bolzano.
Entrance and inner courtyard
View from the castle walls
The Tournament Room/Jousting Room
Had to have a selfie with our lovely Covid-19 masks
The bathroom & the latrine
Depictions of Tristan & Isolde - Tristan kills the dragon and his death [below]
The Coat of Arms of Burgundy, Austria and Tyrol over the fireplace [left to right, below]
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