Town tower

Known as 'Il Castello', this square tower topped with six Ghibelline merlons is all that remains of the old citadel of Mariana, with an arched vehicular entrance. It once had a drawbridge.

A commemorative white marble plaque inside the tower under the gateway arch reads MCCCCLXVI E IACUBUS DE FRAHONO and is engraved with a rampant lion. The date – 1466 – probably refers to when the citadel was restored under Ludovico Gonzaga.