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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