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| Castello dei Conti Guidi a.k.a. Castello Poppi sits high above the Casentino Valley in Tuscany. |
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| Constructed in the 1100's, the castle was the home of the Guidi family for the next 350 years. |
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| The castle had a chapel... |
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| ...and a jail... |
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| ....and a knight. |
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| After the Guidi family the castle came under the rule of Florence and their governors installed their own coats of arms within the castle. |
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| Visitors to the castle pass under the Medici Lion - another reminder of the power of Florence. |
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| Today the castle houses a library of 25,000 ancient books including 800 Medieval manuscripts. Built in seating in the castle's windows provided natural reading light. |
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| View from the castle of the village of Poppi and the surrounding Casentino. |
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