Italy. Calabria. Pizzo.Castle of Ferdinand of Aragon

Italy. Calabria. Pizzo. Above the city center stands the castle of Ferdinand of Aragon, built in 1486. In this castle was convicted and shot in October 1815, Gioacchino Murat, who sailed from Corsica with his associates and tried to retake the Kingdom of Naples, but was captured during the landing. Gioacchino Murat was a very interesting man. Born into the family of an innkeeper, studied theology in Toulouse, then joined the army. I made a career. He was an adjutant of Napoleon Bonaparte, helped to come to power, married his sister, became a marshal and for loyalty to the crown was appointed King of Naples. The biography is rich and interesting. Now in the castle there is an ancient museum that tells the ancient history of the city.