Castello Piccolomini (Italian for Piccolomini castle) is a Middle Ages-Renaissance castle in Balsorano, Province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo).
[1][2] The castle was built by Antonio Piccolomini, nephew of pope Pius II, in 1460.
Now it is an hotel and it has been used as location for several Italian films.
[3] The castle has an irregular pentagonal plan with circular towers at each corner.
The building is in stone and the main entrance is through the surrounding park.