According to an inscription, the castle was built in 1277; it has a trapezoidal plan, and in each corner there are towers having different shape and dimensions; its made above all of stones and pebbles from the river Nure.
In the Middle ages the castle offered shelter to the inhabitants of the area, when wars made it necessary: but the inhabitants were in charge of maintenance in case of damage caused by war.
It belonged to the Anguissola family and to Ottavio Farnese.
Now it's private and closed to the public.
Restored in the 19th century, it's neogthic in style ; it currently belongs.

Concerts are held in the castle during the year.

CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, VISIBLE ONLY FROM THE OUTSIDE( OPEN ONLY ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS).

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Castello di Gropparello History
The Castle of Gropparello rises in the green Val Vezzeno on a rocky peak of volcanic origin.

Formerly known as "Rocca di Cagnano" it is a characteristic example of a medieval fortification placed to defend the access road to a valley, a real eagle's nest on a precipice to dominate the Vezzeno torrent, making the manor virtually unassailable.

Built on the remains of a Roman castrum of the II century BC, it has its first historical documentation in the year 810, in the act with which the emperor Charlemagne grants the fief to the bishop of Piacenza Giuliano II.

During the Middle Ages it was a place of fierce clashes between Guelphs and Ghibellines: in this period the castle is the only Guelph stronghold of the Piacenza area and comes on several occasions and with mixed fortunes attacked by the Ghibelline forces.

It passes into the hands of several famous families such as the Borri, the Fulgosio, the Anguissola until in 1599 Ranuccio Farnese became its owner, creating with the occasion the hereditary title of "count of Gropparello" giving it to the Anguissola family, who will keep possession until the beginning of the nineteenth century.

During the 1900s the castle changed many owners again until 1974, when the current owners made it their residence, but also promoted numerous initiatives to allow all those who love art and history to enjoy this important building.

The central courtyard is one of the most evocative places of the entire structure, with its irregular shape adapted to the construction needs far from the traditional traditional plant. From the terrace above the keep the gaze can range over the magnificent surrounding landscape, up to the Venetian pre-Alps.

The interiors retain furnishings and decorations dating back to the sixteenth century and there are monumental chimneys, stuccos and ceilings in the rococo style of the eighteenth century.

At Castello di Gropparello it is possible to organize meetings, congresses, exhibitions and various receptions, both in traditional style and with an animation in costume, combining art with history and making a unique event. The banquets can be organized both in the interiors and in the courtyards or on the terrace of the Castle, in the medieval Tavern or in the Loggia dei Leoni with its large glass wall.

Outside the manor is the Museum of the Rising Rose, where a path leads the visitor through the wonders of a garden that contrasts over 800 roses of 90 varieties, winding between the avenues leading to the majestic walls.

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Castello di Gropparello

The stone towers of Castello di Grazzano Visconti rise above a medieval village and the surrounding countryside. Do explore the halls and stairways of the castle itself, but the main attraction is the castle's park. Spreading over 15 hectares (37 acres), the park is filled with an Italian garden, with dozens of plants and trees. Stop by the pond for a full view of the castle and gardens. Take a look at our Grazzano Visconti vacation tool to schedule your visit to Castello di Grazzano Visconti and learn about what else to see and do during your holiday.
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Castello di Grazzano Visconti

Rezzanello Castle dominates a splendid panorama, and located a short distance from the cities of Piacenza and Milan. The building dates back to the tenth century and is surrounded by a seven-hectare Centennial Park. All the internal and external environments are particularly suitable for weddings, meetings, concerts, conventions, fashion shows and many other events. Rezzanello Castle has over 2,000 seats heated. BACKGROUND: The castle appears first mentioned in a 1001 document. On this occasion the bishop Sigifredo granted to the Benedictine monks of San Savino (Piacenza) some land, including the area of ​​the Castle. The building has a trapezoidal plan and has four circular towers. A thousand a year goes around the first of the four towers, which only later became four. The Castle was often the scene of clashes and battles. In 1212 the Guelphs of Piacenza took refuge threatened by the Ghibellines Visconti, but were defeated because later defeated in two battles. In the fourteenth century the castle was inhabited by Gabriello Boccapiccina, then passed to Chiapponi family. This extinct in the eighteenth century took over the Scotti of St. George, which deeply readapted the building, transforming it into a stately home. At the beginning of the twentieth century the castle belonged for a short time to Lombardi of Genoa; It was later sold to Ing. Giuseppe Manfredi, who had it restored by Prof. Camillo Guidotti. From 1930 to 1987 the building was the property of the Ursuline Mothers of Piacenza. The current property offers the opportunity today, in deep respect for the tradition and essence of the manor, to live an unforgettable experience to anyone who desires. ENGLISH: Rezzanello Castle dominates a splendid landscape, located a short distance from the cities of Piacenza and Milan. The building dates back to the tenth century and is surrounded by long-established grounds of about seven hectares. All indoor and outdoor environments are well-suited for weddings, meetings, concerts, conventions, fashion shows and many other events. Rezzanello Castle has over 2,000 seats heated. BACKGROUND: The castle Appears first Mentioned in a document from 1001. On this occasion the bishop Sigifredo granted to the Benedictine monks of San Savino (Piacenza) some land, including the area of ​​the Castle. The building has a trapezoidal plan and has four circular towers. Dates from about the year one thousand the first of four towers, Which Became later only four. Often the Castle was the scene of clashes and battles. In 1212 the Guelphs of Piacenza took refuge threatened by the Ghibellines Visconti, but were defeated Because later defeated in two battles. In the fourteenth century the castle was inhabited by Gabriel Boccapiccina, then passed to the family Chiapponi. This extinct in the eighteenth century the Scots took over St. George, who readapted profoundly transforming the building into stately home. At the beginning of the twentieth century the castle belonged to the Lombardi for a short period of Genoa; It was sold to Ing. Joseph Manfredi, who had it restored by Professor Camillo Guidotti. From 1930 to 1987 the building was the property of the Ursuline Mothers of Piacenza. The current property offers the opportunity today, in deep respect for tradition and historical essence of the manor, an unforgettable experience for anyone who wishes.

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Castello di Rezzanello

The Castle of Rivalta
Il Rivalta Castle it is one of the very few European examples of manors surrounded by an ancient village habitually inhabited by the family Zanardi Landi, since the end of 1.200.

Thousands of tourists visit this exclusive and highly evocative place every year, coming from every region of Italy and from abroad. The castle and its village have kept intact their unique history, their magic and their charm.

Il castle has 54 sale furnished with furnishings e vintage carpets (from 1400 forward) and made functional over time to accommodate guests with needs obviously changed with the passing of the centuries.

The castle has been and still is visited by Kings and Queens, by Princes, by Members of Noble Families and State leaders, coming from all over the world. In this amazing place, Princess Margareth, the sister of Elisabeth, the Queen of England, has spent her summer holidays for several years.

The history of the Castello di Rivalta
The first news on the existence of the Rivalta Castle seems to date back to an 1025 purchase act.

in the XNUMX as evidenced in the documents of the time, the emperor Henry II gives a part of the manor to the monastery of San Savino in Piacenza.

Thirty years later the rest of the structure is sold to the same monastery, which, thanks to this acquisition, gained in richness and importance.

For the following century, the Castle was concerned by sieges, destructions and alternation of owners.

the lord of the Village and of the feud is Obizzo Landi. Since then the Castle has always belonged - with brief interruptions - to the Landi family.

In the XNUMX both theCastle that the Village are purchased by the Earl Carlo Zanardi Landi of Veano, descendant of Pietro Zanardi Landi, one of the contenders in the divisional litigation occurred in the fourteenth century.

To the Zanardi Landi, current owners, we owe the restoration and the magnificent development of the structure.

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The Castle of Rivalta

The Castle of Agazzano is a fortification located in the heart of Val Luretta, where the last hills leave space to the plain; the structure is located right on the edge of the village of Agazzano and is the cornerstone of the most important village of the valley, an ancient property of the Scotti family that still today hold the domino.

The complex consists of two buildings: next to the medieval fortress built in 1200 and equipped in 1475 with a magnificent loggia that softens the military aspect, we find the residential villa built at the end of the eighteenth century on the foundations of the ancient castle.

The fortress has a rectangular plan with round towers and ravelin through which, passing under the entrance dungeon, you enter the inner courtyard where, in addition to the open gallery with sandstone columns, are the large halls, kitchens, military barracks and private apartments. The entire structure represents a successful combination of medieval, austere and essential architecture, and the Renaissance elegance of stately homes. The fortress is then surrounded by a beautiful French garden developed in two levels, where the presence of fountains, statues and exotic plants highlight the charm of a place lost in the past.

Located next to the fortress, a few tens of meters, stands the residential building, built on the ruins of the ancient village, with its porticoed courtyard, frescoed ceilings and luxurious furnishings.

Within this incomparable frame it is possible to transform particular occasions such as weddings, banquets, gala dinners and meetings in unforgettable memories: the wide spaces both inside and outside allow in fact to host a total of 400 people in an environment full of charm, culture and history and have the best services to organize and live events in an extraordinary way.

Castello e Rocca di Agazzano

History
The Castle of Agazzano is a fortification located in the heart of Val Luretta, where the last hills leave space to the plain; the structure is located right on the edge of the village of Agazzano and is the cornerstone of the most important village of the valley, an ancient property of the Scotti family that still today hold the domino.

The complex consists of two buildings: next to the medieval fortress built in 1200 and equipped in 1475 with a magnificent loggia that softens the military aspect, we find the residential villa built at the end of the eighteenth century on the foundations of the ancient castle.

The fortress has a rectangular plan with round towers and ravelin through which, passing under the entrance dungeon, you enter the inner courtyard where, in addition to the open gallery with sandstone columns, are the large halls, kitchens, military barracks and private apartments. The entire structure represents a successful combination of medieval, austere and essential architecture, and the Renaissance elegance of stately homes. The fortress is then surrounded by a beautiful French garden developed in two levels, where the presence of fountains, statues and exotic plants highlight the charm of a place lost in the past.

Located next to the fortress, a few tens of meters, stands the residential building, built on the ruins of the ancient village, with its porticoed courtyard, frescoed ceilings and luxurious furnishings.

Within this incomparable frame it is possible to transform particular occasions such as weddings, banquets, gala dinners and meetings in unforgettable memories: the wide spaces both inside and outside allow in fact to host a total of 400 people in an environment full of charm, culture and history and have the best services to organize and live events in an extraordinary way.

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Situated on a hill at about 300 metersabove sea level, along the route from Agazzano to Pianello Val Tidone, in a splendid panoramic position about 30 kilometers from Piacenza, the Castle is mentioned the first time in 1412 when it was enfeoffed to the Arcelli by Visconti

Its strategic position was ideal for the control of the routes running from the Po river to the Apennines.

Built in origin as a military fortress, it underwent numerous modifications and was transformed  to a residence for noble families and became a cultural centre full of precious works of art.

The history of this castle is marked by the numerous passages in property often determined by murders, fraud, or extinction of noble families for lack of heirs. Today the castle is privately owned,  partially abandoned and in need of refurbishment.

The brick castle is quadrangular and has five towers. Inside a monumental staircase leads to the upper floors –  A portico on the ground level and a 17th Century loggia at the upper level . Worthy of mention the grand halls on the first floor with coffer ceiling and decorative frescos: the music room, the dining-room, and a series of lavishly decorated rooms plus a beautiful garden overlooking the valley towards Piacenza.

Lastly, the small chapel dedicated to Saint Joseph with the relics of Saint Felice Martyr.

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The Castle of Boffalora 


History
The Castle of Paderna is located in the province of Piacenza, in the town of Pontenure and has ancient origins, so much so that the first news on the building show the date 1 December 817.

It underwent heavy destruction in 1216 due to the Pavia and Parma area and in 1247 by the troops of the emperor Federico II to repair the abbots in 1280 to reconstruct and raise the tower.

The Castle was ceded in 1453 by the monks of San Savino to the noble family of the Marazzani da Rimini who maintained possession over the centuries to come up to the current owners Pettorelli, their direct descendants.

Just in 1400 the complex assumed the current conformation of an elegant fortress with a square shape, almost trapezoidal, oriented approximately according to the cardinal points; the four sides are then surrounded by a wide moat that still partially conserves the water. The structure is divided into two sectors separated by a wall: the one to the south with a large square with the attached barns, stables, arcades and houses of the laborers, the other to the north in turn divided into two courts; in the first one there are the stately residence, the well, the tower and the other dwellings, while in the other there is the chapel and the building through which one can access the large rear garden.

Elements of significant historical and artistic interest are: the entrance tower, square and entirely of brick and equipped with a double drawbridge, the "tower in the water", built in the moat and also square, which has the characteristics of the tower teacher with sighting and developed on four floors and finally the church of S. Maria, part of the oldest part of the structure and later incorporated into the noble residence.

Today the castle, which has become a manor house, is home to an organic farm, with a vegetable garden and orchards and the headquarters of the prestigious "Frutti Antichi" event, linked to the cultivation and preservation of the plant heritage.

In the suggestive and elegant rooms of the Castle it is possible to organize banquets and receptions and, thanks to the presence of the internal church, also the ceremony itself.

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Castello di Paderna

Il castello di Zena è un complesso di sei edifici storici situato nel comune di Carpaneto Piacentino in provincia di Piacenza. Si trova nella pianura Padana, tra i torrenti Riglio e Chero, 5 km a sud della via Emilia, più vicino alla città di Fiorenzuola che a Piacenza.

Oltre ad essere una testimonianza storica del Medioevo e del Rinascimento, esso è oggi il punto di riferimento per ricerche, studi, riflessioni e confronti sul tema del restauro, della funzionalizzazione e della valorizzazione del patrimonio culturale edificato.
Storia
Non si conosce la data esatta della sua fondazione, benché sia probabile che parti della cantina risalgano all'epoca romana. Le prime notizie relative alle vicende storiche risalgono al 1216[1], in questo anno risulta che, durante una marcia di avvicinamento a Pontenure, fanti e cavalieri distrussero il castello o parte di esso, questo fatto potrebbe essere ricondotto il ritrovamento in alcuni ambienti di affreschi bruciati risalenti a quel periodo. Si ha poi notizia di una guerra condotta dalla Chiesa contro i Visconti nel 1373, anno in cui il castello venne conquistato da Francesco Confalonieri.

Altri riferimenti certi sono il 1494, quando, dopo altri cambiamenti di proprietà, il castello fu acquistato da Francesco Sforza di Santa Fiora, ed il 1531, quando divenne residenza di Costanza del Carretto (detta Madama la Grande), vedova di Galeazzo Sanseverino. Da lei il maniero passò al nipote Gilberto Sanvitale, il quale, come ricordano documenti d'archivio, vi entrò “levando e abasciando il ponte levatoio e la ponticella di detto castello, aprendo e chiudendo le porte del fortilizio stesso e camminando in esso”.

Nel 1702 il duca Francesco Farnese donò il feudo di Zena ai fratelli Pier Francesco e Giuseppe Anviti. Ciò avvenne perché Pier Francesco aveva esercitato con competenza e fedeltà l'incarico di segretario presso diversi principi di casa Farnese, seguendoli in diverse corti europee, mentre Giuseppe aveva magistralmente ordinato e diretto l'archivio pubblico e segreto della Camera Ducale. L'ultimo maschio della famiglia Anviti fu il conte Luigi, colonnello dell'esercito di Carlo III di Borbone, che dopo l'annessione del Ducato di Parma e Piacenza allo Stato Piemontese fu arrestato, incarcerato e poi linciato dalla folla inferocita. Fu un episodio terribile che suscitò l'ira di Massimo d'Azeglio, il quale ebbe dure parole nei confronti dei responsabili di questo delitto di Stato.

Il castello passò agli attuali proprietari (famiglia Perotti) verso la metà dell'800, attraverso il parmigiano Luigi Allegri.

Struttura
Il complesso si sviluppa su una superficie complessiva di 4.000 m², inseriti in un'area verde di circa 20.000 m².

Il castello ha struttura massiccia con pianta quadrata, dei quattro corpi di fabbrica che circondano il cortile interno uno fu demolito nel '700, per cui ora ha forma di ferro di cavallo con un lato del cortile chiuso da un muro sormontato da colonne. Si possono vedere, sul fronte ovest, le tracce del ponte levatoio, sostituito da uno in muratura, e quelle del fossato che lo circondava.

All'interno si possono ammirare pregevoli affreschi e sovraporte, un ampio camino sormontato dagli stemmi della famiglia Rossi che ne fu feudataria.

Gli ultimi parziali interventi di restauro vengono realizzati all'inizio degli anni ‘70, dopodiché si giunge all'attuale progetto di riuso generale.

La quasi totalità degli edifici e le aree circostanti sono soggetti a vincolo per il loro valore storico e architettonico e l'edificio principale, cioè il castello, contiene numerosi ambienti affrescati. È affiancato da un'azienda agricola di circa 40 ettari, in un contesto territoriale di alto valore paesaggistico.

Questo compendio di edifici storici, grazie al progetto innovativo in corso di redazione, si propone come grande vetrina di soluzioni tecnologiche ed impiantistiche non meno che di restauro, e costituisce una grande opportunità di aggregazione di partner industriali interessati ai vari temi concernenti la valorizzazione del patrimonio edilizio.

Castello di Zena

In Castell'Arquato, one of the most evocative and hamlets of Italy, the Middle Ages was an era of elegance and class in which buildings and landscape come together in a magnificent setting. It is here that still today stands the Rocca Viscontea which with its towers dominates from its strategic position the village and the Val d'Arda.

The first historical data on the Rocca can be found in the Registrum Magnum of Piacenza, which places its construction in the year 1342, in full Visconti domination. La Rocca rises on the foundations of a Roman castrum of the II century a.C. rebuilt and re-adapted several times since the times of the Gallic invasions. The complex was completed in 1349, but the client Luchino Visconti, never saw the end of the work dying in that year.

The tallest tower had the important function of an observation tower between the Po Valley and the Apennines and in the fourteenth century there was no way to escape the gaze of those who were looking towards the valley below from the top of the Rocca.

The building has two parts connected to each other: a lower wall placed on two rectangular-shaped steps where soldiers usually lived and where in case of danger the citizens could be sheltered and a minor one, placed higher up, once reserved to the command of the garrison.

It is accessed by crossing a bridge, once a drawbridge, which passes the deep moat at the base of the keep. This houses overlapping rooms, connected by a wooden and stone stairs leading to the tower from where the visitor, today as six hundred years ago, can enjoy the incomparable 360 ​​degree panorama; the same attraction of the visitors must have been the director Richar Donner when, in 1985, he decided to set his famous "Ladyhawke" with Michel Pfeiffer and Rutger Hauer, among the stones of Castell'Arquato

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