The castle of Rivalta in Emilia Romagna region, Italy

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A beautiful Sunday morning seems to be in the middle of spring, part ... ! After about 50 minutes we reach Rivalta, Gazzola village just 17 km from Piacenza. In view of the castle start at various exclamations: "Fascinating," "Beautiful!" Parked the car in one of two free parking places near the village (okay, if not two ... will be up to fifty paces ... do not worry) :-) In the company of my new Fuji S9600 camera and accompanied by curiosity to field test the capabilities of this new "toy", c'incamminiamo to the well-preserved medieval village, within whose walls are, in addition to the castle .... the church of St. Martin, a garden, two restaurants, a hotel, some shops and some nice homes. Oh I forgot .... The village also hosts a tasting and sales of the delicious local wines ... Okkio not overdo the tasting ;-) Do not miss the guided tour inside the castle: full price € 7 (rate 2007) for a period of over an hour .... it's worth it, believe me! Of about fifty rooms, some are objections to the museum, the remaining are enjoyed by the family of the Counts Zanardi Landi To admire the marvels possible, in order: - Large Hall of Honour: beautiful salon fifteenth, two suits of armor - Dining in style of Louis XVI: an extension table this early nineteenth century still used by the family Zanardi Landi - Kitchen (nice little press which crushed the little bones goose cooked for an exquisite flavor enhancers will ... ..! - Green Room: nice but a little Cortina Poster Bed - Red Room: to be in recent years at the Princess Margaret of England - Basement: at the time a stable, now used to age Gutturnio Reserve del Conte, which occurs in French oak barrels. The humidity! - Tower: ideal place to take some panoramic photos - Well cut so called because the bottom has a set of blades for the torture victim who was thrown. - Prisons: five punishment cells in cases of siege were used to store supplies. - Hall of weapons are stored here helmets, weapons, ancient and modern .... beautiful room! - Hall of Billiards: where were also being held war games (Risk style ... guy!) Which was to move, sitting on the couch, the pieces on the pool table by a long wooden stick Finally, Okkio in ghosts! I've seen them ... ... but state that you are! For the record the chef Joseph, a ghost stabbed and then strangled by an unknown hand, and fell into the well water of the fortress where his body by one of the popular versions, was later found. And 'he that is still haunting the corridors of the castle Can not miss a stop at the restaurant! Council "La Locanda" Tuna town, about a kilometer from the village of Rivalta. Advance that there is a risk, as happened to us, not to find a place for lunch (not even in the restaurants nearby), and in this case, always on the road to the Village, is a fishing pond and inside a pizzeria that serves lunch meats Piacenza ... .. Returning to the restaurant at dinner cmq are able to taste the specialties of the restaurant "La Locanda". In the evenings there are difficulties in finding a seat at the table. I recommend the cake with macaroons ... goodness! Hello! Hello!