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| The Castle of Grazzano Visconti, nearby Milan |
Are you ready to discover a medieval village nearby Milan? Here, in My Own Italy of course!
The Castle of Grazzano Visconti was built in 1395, perhaps on an existing structure, for Beatrice Visconti, the sister of Gian Galeazzo Visconti.
It remained the property of the Anguissola family until 1870 when Count Philip died without any heir, and the Castle passed to his wife Fanny born Visconti di Modrone, who left her possessions to his nephew Grazzano Guido Visconti di Modrone.
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| The Castle of Grazzano Visconti |
The castle has a quadrangular plan with towers on the four corners.
Built of stone and brick, the alternation of the two materials is used in decorative key with alternating bands and the use of profiles in cooked on the bottom stone.
Built of stone and brick, the alternation of the two materials is used in decorative key with alternating bands and the use of profiles in cooked on the bottom stone.
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| The Castle of Grazzano Visconti |
The buildings form three sides of the assembly, the fourth is closed by a wall crenellated.
The entrance was made possible by a drawbridge, of which the traces, over the moat, still exists.
The large park surrounding the castle is about 150,000 m2, and contains: the church, the Duke's studio, the viewpoint that looms over Rio Grazzano, the labyrinth, the Italian garden and several specimens of trees.
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| My son Francesco in The Italian Garden @ Grazzano Visconti |
Through guided tours organized by the tourist board park is now open to the charge at certain times of the year.
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| Carlotta at Grazzano Visconti (Piacenza) |
Today a tourist destination, the village is home to shops and eateries and is animated with historical reenactments and costume parties!
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