En un regard
Le château en bref
WARNING: the description previously recorded for this entry mistakenly concerned another building of the same name, the Castello di Serravalle in the Val Blenio, in Ticino (Switzerland), which has no connection with Corsica. The real Château de Serravalle, in Prato-di-Giovellina, stands north of the village, at the gateway to the Niolu, on a hill more than 500 metres above sea level. Probably dating from the 15th century, it was built by the Amondaschi family, then at war with the Pisans, before being occupied and later abandoned by the Genoese. Its commanding position ensured visual communication with the surrounding villages of Piedigriggio, Prato and Popolasca, on a principle similar to that of the Genoese coastal towers.