Strassoldo, a town with two castles, Cervignano del Friuli
Strassoldo, a town with two castles, Cervignano del Friuli
A tiny medieval town perfectly preserved with a mill, two castles and churches. It takes no more than an hour to visit it all, because it's really small.
You enter the village through Cisis, a tower shaped door complete with crenellated peaks.
From the bridge you can see the Castle of Sotto, the Chapel of San Marco and the former pileria of the castle.
The other bridge takes you to the Castle of Sopra and the church of San. Nicolò, the church of the village.
In front of the church you can see the Strassoldo palace.
The castles were of medieval origin but over the centuries they were repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. The rulers and emperors were guests of the castles, the last were the Savoy in World War I.
The oldest church is the small, white church of Santa Maria in Vineiscon with beautiful frescoes inside.
The two castles are owned by the Strassoldi family and are not open to the public except on two occasions. Twice a year, in spring and autumn, the gates open for thousands of Italian and foreign visitors during the event Flowers or Fruits, Waters and Castles. The weather during open weekends is absolutely extraordinary and romantic. In the fabulous rooms of the castles a hundred exhibitors propose their works, craftsmen of forgotten crafts work during these days in the beautiful period environments of the castles perfectly preserved. In the centuries-old parks of the nursery manors exhibit beautiful plants.
These two exciting weekends for incurable dreamers are very suggestive and special.
scritto da Patricia Fox - ultima modifica il 19/09/2019
