这座宏伟的城堡坐落于维琴察和帕多瓦之间，其历史可以追溯到1776年，由于它显著的地理优势，曾经是重要的防御要塞。此处早在古代就发挥着作用，当时三世纪罗马人在这座山上建造了一座瞭望塔，至今仍能看到些许这座塔的遗迹。在18世纪，城堡的业主们把原来的建筑改造成了美丽的宅邸，当时的效果可与贵族们热衷于在避暑的帕拉迪亚别墅相媲美。因此经过改造后，这座城堡兼具令人印象深刻的斯卡利杰罗建筑结构与威尼斯别墅的典型特征，体现了鲜明的独创性。大部分房间里都挂着安德里亚·乌尔巴尼的壁画，乌尔巴尼是17世纪著名的风景画家和威尼斯风格的装饰家，而城堡里的珍贵雕像由雕刻家奥拉齐奥·马里纳里的学校倾情创作。在繁花似锦的大门外，有一个充满意大利风格的美丽花园，其中设有修建成几何形状的花坛，以黄杨木镶边，装饰有中央喷泉、盆栽柠檬树和香橼树。这座城堡现在的业主是在70年代中期入手的，并进行了一次重要的修缮，使这座城堡恢复了往日的显赫气概。这座城堡因这一次细致的修缮工作而重新恢复了往昔的不凡气派，进一步体现并增强了仍然让人赞叹不已的魅力和神秘感。这座城堡坐落在城中心的一座小山上，外围四周建有防御墙，保留着14世纪初功能完善的原始吊桥，是当今为数不多的几座此类城堡之一。走进这座城堡，一股神奇的感受从心底涌起：您呼吸的是有历史感的空气，周围山谷里令人惊叹的景观让过去的战斗仿佛重现眼前，也唤起了尘封的往日时光，那时候的人们珍视和平、宁静以及与自然和谐相处。
The history of this majestic castle, located halfway between Vicenza and Padua, dates back to 1776 when thanks to its dominant position it became an important defensive stronghold, function served since antiquity as in the III Century the Romans built a watchtower on the top of that same hill, whose foundations can be still seen nowadays. The fact that the impressive scaligero structure coexists with the typical features of a venetian villa represent a unique characteristic, since during the 18th century the owners turned the original structure into a beautiful dwelling that was supposed to compete with the Palladian villas where the nobles spent their leisure time in summer. A large part of the rooms where frescoed by Andrea Urbani, renowned landscape painter and venetian decorator of the 1700s, whereas the precious statues of the castle are attributable to the school of the sculptor Orazio Marinali. Beyond the floral gate, there is the beautiful Italian-style garden with geometrically shaped flowerbeds, bordered by boxwood and decorated with a central fountain, potted lemon and citron trees. The current owners purchased the property in the mid ‘70s and brought the castle back to its ancient splendor with an important restoration. The castle has regained its former glory thanks to this meticulous works, reflecting and enhancing the still incredible charm and mystery. The castle, surrounded by its defensive walls, is located on a hill at the center of the town and is one of the very few remaining being equipped with a perfectly functioning original drawbridge of the 1300s. The atmosphere at this castle is magical: the air that you breathe is filled with history, and the stunning panoramas of the surrounding valleys evoke past battles but also a life in times past when peace, tranquility, and harmony with nature were the essence of life.
