Where: Camaiore – town of Montemagno

When: 1099 – XIV century circa.

It was the feudal residence of the lords of Montemagno, who were already owning it in 1099, as evidenced by a parchment relating to a dispute that broke out between the latter and the canons of the Cathedral of St. Martin of Lucca. The castle overlooked the Via Francigena (the present provincial road) and from the summit the castles of Pedona and Peralla were also visible. The toponym Montemagno derives from the Latin Montis magnum ("big mountain").

Of the walls, only two wall sections (which probably enclosed the military quarters) of the outer walls have been preserved. The eastern part of the outer walls joins with a dwelling that incorporates what remains of the walls and also a probable tower.

The façade of the church of San Bartolomeo is still between the walls and the quarterdeck, while there is no trace of the apse and the other side walls. Most of the perimeter of the cassero is still preserved and two sections of the green sandstone wall are still visible. Inside the keep was the noble palace of the lords of Montemagno, as can be seen from an estimate from 1394:

"Podium ubi jam fuit castrum de nobilibus de Montemagno...et super dicto podio domus murata et solariata duobis solaris et cum torracchio ubi et colombara et domuncula"

The castle was destroyed in 1242, together with the castle of Gombitelli.