« Italy and the spring and first love all together should suffice to make the gloomiest person happy » - Bertrand Russell
In true medieval fashion the castle is still only accessible by drawbridge,...
Walk through the narrow, cobbled streets of the picturesque town of...
Considering Rivalta’s tumultuous history - withstanding sieges, plundering,...
Once the fief of the powerful Scotti family, today you can only access...
This was once the seat of power of the Landi family, a powerful, noble family...
Built in the 15th-century by Pier Maria Rossi for his beloved mistress,...
In one of the oldest castles in the Emilia Romagna region, you might catch a...
Originally one of four castles built in the Apennine foothills in the...
Once a defensive fort, Spezzano castle was transformed by the Pio di Savoia...
Once an important site in the conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines in...
Walk along the river in the Conca valley and you will see the Montefiora...
Although some of the walls have begun to crumble over the centuries,...
Built as a defensive structure in 1027 by the Montecuccoli, a noble family...
Transformed in recent years into a modern theatre, this 15th-century opera...
Ferrara, which grew up around a ford over the River Po, became an...
The magnificent 12th-century cathedral at Modena, the work of two great...