Dwelling of kings and princes, theater of passions and wars, the castle evokes fantasies like few other places.
This is why October 7th will be a special day. On Sunday, in fact, 40 manors of Emilia Romagna will ideally descend their drawbridge to reveal to the visitors mysteries and secrets centuries old. The initiative, which is called ‘Oh what a beautiful castle’, provides a rich program: guided tours in period costume, animated fairy tales, tastings, cocktails in the towers, stories of the castellani. And obviously there will be no lack of activities designed for children.
The cost of tickets? From 1 to 20 euros depending on whether it is a guided tour or a real event with a final dinner. Moreover, some events are completely free (info on www.castelliemiliaromagna.it and www.castellidelducato.it).
‘Oh che bel castello’ is an initiative of the Emilia-Romagna Region, APT Servizi and Tourist Destinations of Emilia Romagna, with the collaboration of the Association of Castles of the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Pontremoli. “A nice step in the construction of the Castelli dell’Emilia Romagna network”, commented the Regional Tourism Councilor, Andrea Corsini.
Scrolling through the list of castles that have joined the initiative, and going in geographical order we find the 16 suggestive strongholds between Parma and Piacenza. These are the manors that are part of the Castelli del Ducato circuit and are the Rocca di Fontanellato, the Rocca di Sala Baganza, the Antica Corte Pallavicina of Polesine Parmense, the Castle of Tabiano, the Pallavicino Castle of Varano de ‘Melegari, the Royal Palace of Colorno, Castello di Roccabianca, Castello di Felino, the Castle of Contignaco, Palazzo Farnese – Visconti Palace in Piacenza, the Castello di Rivalta, the Castello di Agazzano, the Castle of San Pietro in Cerro, the Rocca Viscontea di Castell’Arquato, the Castle of Castelnuovo Fogliani, Malaspina Castle of Gambaro.
In the territory of Reggio Emilia there are 5 manors among which the castles of Matilde di Canossa as the Castello di Bianello, the Tower of Rossenella in Canossa and the Castle of Carpineti. Then there are the Rocca Estense of San Martino in Rio, the Rocca dei Boiardo in Scandiano. In the province of Modena, the Castle of Montecuccolo and the Rocca di Sestola, the Castello di Formigine, belong.
And down along the Via Emilia, 12 castles of Romagna, with the province of Forli-Cesena and four examples: Castle of the Captain of Artilleries, Fortress of Castrocaro, Terra del Sole and Palazzo Pretorio, Forlimpopoli, Verucchio, Castello di Longiano, Rocca delle Caminate, Rocca Vescovile di Bertinoro and Inter-religious Museum, Rocca di Riolo Terme, Castle of Cusercoli, Rocca di Cesena, Castle of Meldola, Castle of Teodorano, with the province of Ravenna with the Rocca di Riolo Terme and the Rocca Manfrediana and Veneziana di Brisighella , with the province of Ferrara with the Delizia Estense del Verginese and the province of Rimini with the fortress of San Leo. Other castles are still adhering.
Source: the Resto del Carlino
