RESIDENCES RANDOMLY
In Milan, Villa St. Carlo Borromeo
Last Updated (Thursday, 22 July 2010 13:26)
Near Milan, you can meet a charming home nestled in over 11 acres of park. It’s Villa St Carlo Borromeo, built back in the fourteenth century, in Senago, in the province of Milan. We are, precisely, in the municipality that was inhabited by the Celts, as evidenced by the inscription outside the walled villa, dated 1814, which explains the name with “aer sanus or sanus ager” where “ager” is a typical Celtic suffix. The residence, in fact, is situated on an artificial hill, under a settlement by the Celtic population of VIII century BC C.. Later, the Romans were to use it as their stronghold and finally the Visconti, during the fourteenth century, they built the building closed on four sides.
The Bostel of Rotzo, primitive house in Vicenza
Last Updated (Wednesday, 30 June 2010 19:20)
Situated on the southwestern margin of the Seven municipalities Plateau in the province of Vicenza, the Castelletto Bostel of Rotzo is a living area of the Iron Age (110 BC century), brought to light after several years of excavations, today is one of the most important archaeological sites in this territory.
This prehistoric settlement, surrounded by an agricultural landscape of considerable interest with large terraces of land planted with potatoes, is perhaps one of the oldest site discovered so far.
The Castles of Fontanellato in Parma
Last Updated (Wednesday, 16 June 2010 09:39)
Fontanellato, a small medieval village 60 kilometers from the center of Parma, in Emilia Romagna region, dominated by the same name castle stayed on the old moat, in June is alive with market exhibitions, fireworks and water sounds. In particular, the night of 26, the roofs of houses, squares with old sinks and pathways of the village around the fortress, full of torches, light up waiting for the fireworks of 23.
In Biella, the ‘Ricetto’ of Candelo in bloom
Last Updated (Monday, 31 May 2010 12:02)
It is not a castle, although it is often mistaken for a defensive fortification, but a simple shelter for thousands of years of products of the land community. It 's the Piedmont ‘Ricetto’ of Candelo, leading up to June 2nd the twelfth edition of “Candle in bloom”. Among the 'rue' in one of the 100 most beautiful villages in Italy, decorated in a masterly way by the best nurserymen of Biella and surroundings, this medieval building is still in all its glory, one of the few survivors of this kind, while during the time, other shelters in the area collapsed or were changing their use.
The neo-Gothic castle of Tyrol
Last Updated (Friday, 14 May 2010 10:30)
With a history somewhat fluctuating, with the moments of great splendor and decadence deep, Trauttmansdorff Castle, in South Tyrol, is today known for its gardens and because it was a winter health resort so beloved by Princess Sissi. Lying at the eastern edge of the Merano city, in a total area of 12 hectares, arouses admiration for the variety of the landscape made for visitors, confirming each year one of the favorite tourist destinations throughout the region.
Page 2 of 11
