Built at the end of the 13th century on the ruins of earlier destroyed fortifications, the Castle of Mango was originally conceived as a military stronghold, complete with secret passageways, prisons, and underground chambers.
In the centuries that followed, it maintained its strategic importance until the 18th century, when it was transformed into an elegant Baroque residence by the Marquises of Busca — a prominent noble family connected to the Kingdom of Sardinia. Until 1830, the Busca family...