{"id":54040,"date":"2026-09-30T18:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkseagreen-rook-345411.hostingersite.com\/cosa-vedere\/castello-dalbertis\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T18:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:20:12","slug":"castello-dalbertis","status":"publish","type":"punto_interesse","link":"https:\/\/italian-riviera.com\/en\/what-to-see\/castello-dalbertis\/","title":{"rendered":"Castello d&#8217;Albertis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Castello d&#8217;Albertis overlooks the city from a hill in the Castelletto neighborhood, a fifteen-minute walk from the Old Port. 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