10 Top Attractions in Castiglione dei Pepoli (2024)

3. Rocchetta Mattei

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lulu要上天rocchetta mattei Rocchetta Mattei The castle is located on a scenic hilltop between Bologna and Florence and was built in the 19th century by the strange doctor Enrico Matai (Enrico Mattei)). The doctor is very good, and his patients are Tsar Alexander II, Bavarian King Ludwig III and Queen Austria. Elizabeth (Sissi). Dostoyevsky also mentioned him in his novel The Karamazov Brothers. He studied alternative medicine and mysticism, and the castle was full of different religions and mystical symbols. He thought, Building a building with towers and antennas on the ruins of an old castle has the potential to capture energy and put it into some kind of "medicine". Thus giving people a certain mysterious energy. Rocchetta Mattei has a labyrinth of interconnected rooms, courtyards, passages, stairs and towers, And a unique blend of medieval to Middle Eastern and Moorish styles. In the most spectacular rooms, there are Sala dei Novanta(90 dynasties halls, stunning replicas of the interior of the chapel, Mezquita of Cordoba and the Lion Courtyard, inspired by the bizarre palace of the Alhambra Courtyard in Granada, Combined with countless architectural styles, from medieval to arabic, it has symbolic meanings of various religions, legends and myths. It is said that visitors can feel a strange spirituality here, which pervades the room. Transmit the spiritual intention of "nothing you see", such as the house you see is not what you see. How to visit? The castle was only reopened in 2015 to book the itinerary in advance and pay the fee (adult, 10 euros per person) because the number of people received every day is very small, so be sure to book every corner, every stone, every wall of the itinerary has different, strange, Curiosity is worth observing and speculating. What is this, what does this mean, why is this, all these different ideas come together to produce the most beautiful, elegant and precise city for the guide to take you to explore the castle, will tell you a lot of interesting stories about the castle about an hour to visit D? From home to Italy by car: just 1 hour drive from Bologna @ Bologna, there are many beautiful small villages, churches and natural scenery nearby, so you can have a very nice weekend

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