Montechiarugolo

Guido Torelli, a Visconti captain granted the fief in 1406, gave Montechiarugolo's castle much of its present look, and a century later it welcomed Pope Paul III and King Francis I of France. The fortress stands on a natural terrace above the Enza, on the border with Reggio Emilia, and legend says the fairy Bema still wanders its rooms on the night of 18 May.

Highlights

• Castle rooms with Renaissance frescoes and an Annunciation from Michelino da Besozzo's school (IT)
• The castle garden, with 18th-century statues from the Reggia di Colorno
• Night tours of the castle on Fridays in July
• The spa of Monticelli Terme, developed in the 1920s

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