The Castle of Avio (also Castle of Sabbionara) is a medieval castle in the comune Avio, Trentino, northern Italy. It is currently hold by the Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano (FAI). It is one of the several castles commanding the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River. The castle is mentioned for the first time in a 1053 document as Castellum Ava. In the 12th century it was owned by the Castelbarco family, who ceded it to the Republic of Venice in 1411. The latter enlarged it and added a chapel dedicated to St. George, together with a facade showing the dogi's coats of arms. In 1509 the castle was conquered by the troops of Maximilian I of Austria who, after painting his insignia on the facade, gave it to the counts of Arco. After several changes of property, in the 17th century the counts of Castelbarco bought it back.

Metadata	Information
Source	FBK - Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Contacts	Fabio RemondinoFBK - Fondazione Bruno KesslerUnità di ricerca 3D Optical Metrology (3DOM) http://3dom.fbk.eu/en/home3D Optical Metrology (3DOM) Unit http://3dom.fbk.eu/en/home
Copyright Credit Line	FAI. Stefano Benedetti. Progetto 3D-ARCH. 3D-ICONS. FBK-3DOM
Europeana Rights	Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)
Start Date	1001 AD
End Date	1100 AD
Period Name	Middle Ages
Materials	Brick, Stone
Heritage Asset Type	Castle