The tower, 38.13 metres high, was built in 1307 by the Bolognese who conquered Nonantola.
Since 2007 is the venue of the City Museum, the Museo di Nonantola.
The country residence of the Bishops of Ferrara, its history spans the centuries and is linked to the territory and its agricultural vocation. It is part of the Delizie Estensi circuit.
Among the finest examples of military architecture in Italy. Legend has it that the castle is haunted by the ghosts of the knight Moroello and the beautiful Soleste.
On the hills of Parma, an ancient castle with four corner towers and a beautiful inner courtyard where you can eat in the characteristic Locanda della Moiana
Welcome to the wonderful location of the Castelli del Ducato circuit: surrounded by a wide moat full of water, the Rocca contains the extraordinary fresco
An enchanting manor house built by Pier Maria Rossi in the mid-15th century, a jewel of 15th-century castle architecture among the most significant and best preserved in Italy.
The castle on the banks of the Great Po River where you can enjoy the gastro-fluvial cuisine of Michelin-starred chef Massimo Spigaroli. Visit the Antica Corte residence of the Pallavicino Marquises.
Built around the middle of the 15th century for the beloved Bianca Pellegrini by Pier Maria Rossi, it became the Renaissance residence of the Rangoni family and an ageing cellar in the 20th century.
Built up in the middle of the XV century it endured several transformations during the centuries. The castle preserves original frescoes commissioned by Sanvitale family in the Renaissance period.
The thousand-year-old Scipione Castle, the oldest of the Pallavicino family, in the hills between Parma and Piacenza, is surrounded by the medieval village near Salsomaggiore Terme.
The frescoed rooms, the large cellars, the panorama from the terraces that embrace the Plain to the Alpine chain make the Castle of Tabiano one of the most evocative in Upper Emilia.
Dozza is listed among the "Borghi Più Belli d'Italia" and is part of the Italian Touring Club - Orange Flag. At its peak, it boasts the majestic Rocca.
The Rocca is a medieval building that can be visited from the dungeons to the weapons room and up to the donjon from where there is a wide panorama. The Castle's collections enrich the tour.
The Rocca, built on a design by Antonio di Vincenzo in 1387, represents a typical product of the military engineering of the time with exclusive permanence of an armed garrison.
The Castle stands imposing in the centre of Ferrara with towers surrounded by a moat, red terracotta bricks and elegant white balustrades. From the Torre dei Leoni you can admire Ferrara from above.
A rich and sumptuous palace, it houses the Civic Museum with Archaeological, Renaissance and Modern sections. Castle with UNESCO patronage is part of the Delizie Estensi of Ferrara.
The Bishop's Fortress in Bertinoro houses the Interreligious Museum, dedicated to the dialogue between Jews, Christians and Muslims; a fascinating journey through art, faith and culture.
Palazzo dei Commissari e del Pretorio - Terra del Sole
Discover Terra del Sole, the provincial capital of Florentine Romagna, the Heliopolis fortress and war machine for the defence of a territory on the borders with the Church State.
From the towers of the Fortress of Cesena on top of the Garampo Hill you can see the sea. The fortress houses the Museum of Rural Civilisation. Internal refreshment point for tastings.
The castle of Gropparello, known in ancient times as "Rocca di Cagnano", is a characteristic example of a medieval fortification built to defend the access road to a valley.
Palazzo Farnese, built in the mid-1500s by order of Margaret of Austria in the area where the Viscontea Citadel once stood, houses the civic museums of Piacenza.
Castle, surrounded by a moat still overflowing with water, is an educational farm with a vegetable garden. It is famous for the national floricultural exhibition.
The Castle of San Pietro in Cerro, in Val d'Arda, houses the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art MiM Museum in Motion: in the large park there is La Locanda del Re Guerriero with elegant suites.
The Rocca Sforzesca houses the Museum of the Territory of Bagnara and Lower Romagna with an itinerary from the Bronze Age to the 12th century, from the Renaissance to the Unification of Italy.
Discover the mysteries, loves and life of Caterina Sforza, the Lioness of Romagne, at the Rocca di Riolo: with binoculars you can observe the Faenza landscape with gullies and chalk outcrops.
The 14th-century Rocca Malatestiana dominates the Conca river valley. A military fortress and place of residence and representation where popes and kings stayed.
From a Castle, an impregnable fortress to a prison. The stronghold of San Leo is one of the best preserved in central Italy. From the top of its spur is still overlooking the all valley.
A spectacular stronghold on Sasso del Lupo or Pietra Anellaria, the Rocca di Fregoso at Sant'Agata Feltria in Romagna is famous as the Rocca delle Fiabe.
Discover the castle of Countess Matilda, the symbolic place where the meeting between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV took place and the historic Pardon known worldwide for the motto Andare a Canossa.
An impregnable fortress in the hills of Emilia, Rossena Castle is connected to the history of Matilda of Canossa. It is possible to sleep in the hostel in the manor.
Standing on the ridge of Mount Antognano is the castle in the domain of Matilda of Canossa, who welcomed Pope Gregory VII here. The quadrangular tower dominates.
A journey from Longobard burials to Risorgimento weapons in the Rocca in the heart of the Val d'Enza. The fortified nucleus dates back to the Matildic period.
A castle overlooking the first hills of the Reggio Apennines. A powerful woman divided between empire and papacy. Come to know the history of the Bianello castle.
TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR RESTORATION
An imposing and stately home where the poet Matteo Maria Boiardo was born and where Giovanni Calvino and Francesco Petrarca stayed.
The Pio's Palace has partly its origin as early as 1300 and develops to the present day.It's an example of architectural integration between the various eras.It was the residence of Prince Alberto Pio
14th-century fortress overlooking the Panaro river, surrounded by a characteristic village, transformed into a sumptuous residence by the Montecuccoli marquises, whose summer residence it was.
Montecuccolo Castle, an ancient manor near Pavullo nel Frignano, in the province of Modena, Emilia Romagna, in an area of rare scenic beauty. It houses the Locanda del Condottiero.
Having belonged to the Canossa family, the Roberti family, the Este family and finally to Marquis Paolo Rango d'Aragona, the Rocca houses the Museum of Agriculture and the Rural World.
In the Romagna region of Forlimpopoli, the fortress built by Cardinal de Albornoz in the second half of the 14th century is the birthplace of the famous gastronome Pellegrino Artusi.
The Rocca contains a museum complex, collections, permanent and temporary exhibitions: see Civiltà Montanara, Strumenti Musicali Meccanici, 15th-century frescoes and ascent to the viewing tower.
Renaissance villa built in the mid-16th century as the leisure residence of the d'Este family: summer residence of Laura Dianti, mistress of Alfonso I d'Este.
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“The Castle of the Captain of Artillery”
The "Castle of the Captain of Artillery" is set in the idyllic surroundings of the gently rolling hills of the Tuscan-Romagnolan Apennines. Its lo
The Rocca preserves the Chapel, frescoed with precious cycles of late Gothic paintings by the Master of Vignola. The three interconnected towers stand out: di Nonantola, delle Donne and del Pennello.
The defensive fortress dates back to the late 14th century, when its construction was ordered by the Bishop of Bologna to check the inhabitants’ desire for independence.
Among the beautiful rolling hills of Lambrusco Grasparossa wine, the structure consists of a defensive wall that includes the Matildic Tower. The so called Bishops' Rooms are noteworthy.
Splendid Renaissance residence of the Lords of Bologna, John II, on the Bolognese plains, with precious wall paintings including the Bread Cycle of the School of Ferrara.
La Rocca dei Terzi nel Comune di Sissa Trecasali con il Torrione alto 27 metri il più alto della Bassa Parmense da cui si può ammirare la vista sulla campagna circostante
The Antica Delizia Estense commissioned by Duke Borso d'Este, a resting place with territorial control functions, is one of the jewels of the Delizie Estensi.
La Rocca appartenuta per oltre 650 anni ai marchesi Rangoni acquistata nel 2005 dal Comune di Spilamberto. in origine torre di avvistamento, faceva parte della fortificazione del comune di Modena
The Rocca di Ravaldino or 'Rocca di Caterina Sforza', named in honour of the Lioness of Romagna, is an unmissable stop for those who want to immerse themselves in the history of the city of Forlì.
