The Oldofredi Castle is a building located in the main square of Paderno Franciacorta.

The history of the castle is intrinsically linked to that of the many conflicts that occurred in this region, also for its central position and in the open Franciacorta countryside. Starting from the sieges of the Hungarians in the 10th century, the fence (first defensive and then militarized) lives the conquests of the Visconti in the 14th century, until the tragedy of the sack of Brescia in the 16th century.

After a restoration work in the 19th century, the Oldofredi is very different from its original appearance, except for the sixteenth-century church of the “Madonna in Castello”, perfectly preserved within the walls.

Photos and translations by Associazione Strada del Franciacorta.