Roccolo Castle

Roccolo Castle
Roccolo Castle
Busca in Italy
Site history
Built	1831

Castle in the Italian town of Busca, Piedmont

Roccolo Castle looks over the Italian town of Busca, in Piedmont, Italy. Constructed in 1831, it is named for a type of bird snare. Margherita of Savoy was once a regular visitor there.^[1]

Origin

The construction of the castle was initiated at the request of Marquis Roberto Tapparelli d’Azeglio and his wife Costanza Alfieri di Sostegno, in 1831.^[2] The architecture is an example of neo-medieval revival.^[3]

Ritratto di Roberto D’Azeglio
Costanza Alfieri di Sostegno

Architecture

Front balcony
Inside steps
Inside ceiling

References

^ Ferrari-Bravo, Anna, ed. (2005). Piemonte: Torino e il Canavese, Langhe, Monferrato, Ossola, le Alpi, i parchi, il Verbano (in Italian). Touring Editore. p. 146. ISBN 978-88-365-3321-3.
^ "Roccolo Castle". Luoghi - Italian Botanical Heritage. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "La Storia". Castello del Roccolo - IT (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

External links

Media related to Castello del Roccolo at Wikimedia Commons

44°31′46″N 7°28′06″E / 44.52956°N 7.46825°E / 44.52956; 7.46825

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[1] Ferrari-Bravo, Anna, ed. (2005). Piemonte: Torino e il Canavese, Langhe, Monferrato, Ossola, le Alpi, i parchi, il Verbano (in Italian). Touring Editore. p. 146. ISBN 978-88-365-3321-3.

[2] "Roccolo Castle". Luoghi - Italian Botanical Heritage. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[3] "La Storia". Castello del Roccolo - IT (in Italian). Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.