Castello di Punta Pagana
| Castello di Punta Pagana | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Castelli del Tigullio | |
| Rapallo, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria in Italy | |
The fort within the grounds of Villa Pagana | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Fort |
| Owner | Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
| Open to the public | No |
| Condition | Intact |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 44°20′8″N 9°13′32″E / 44.33556°N 9.22556°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1625–1631 |
| Built by | Republic of Genoa |
| In use | 1631–1705 |
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The Castello di Punta Pagana is a 17th-century fort located on the homonymous Punta Pagana, within the grounds of Villa Pagana in Rapallo, within the Metropolitan City of Genoa in Italy. It is located west of San Michele di Pagana, close to the boundary with Santa Margherita Ligure. The fort was originally built by the Republic of Genoa, and today it belongs to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta along with the rest of the villa.
Together with the Castello di Santa Margherita Ligure to the west and the Castello di Rapallo to the east, it formed part of the Genoese coastal defence system for the protection of villages on the western Tigullio gulf.