Modena

Levizzano Castle (Castello di Levizzano)

Edited by

Davide Mangolini

Fortifications

Other denominations

Castello di Levizzano Rangone e pertinenze/Casa Reggianini e mura/Pitture dei solai nelle Scuola comunali, antico Castello Rangoni/Mura, torrione e casa entro la cinta del castello / ROSSO GRASPA Museo del Vino e della Società Rurale

Founders

Borso

D'Este's People

Borso

Description

The current configuration of the Castle of Levizzano Rangone is the result of a sequence of centuries-long transformations initiated by its various owners, including the Canossa, Levizzani and Rangone families.

Today, the castle is a fascinating example of fortified architecture beautifully set in the landscape of the Modenese hills. The oldest core of the castle, still recognisable today, consists of a boundary wall hugging the top of a hill. At the centre of the enclosed area stands an isolated tower with a square layout, a structure of stones and bricks with a scarp base, while the top is crowned by corbels and dovetail battlements connected with low arches that support a pavilion roof.

Along the western side of the hill, a long ramp terminates in front of the gate-tower that guarded access to the castle. Also along the western side is the lord’s palace: a heterogeneous ensemble of buildings that, having abandoned the impenetrable marble curtain walls of the medieval fortifications, opens out onto the view of the landscape with spacious loggias. Lastly, in the southern part of the enclosure, is the chapel dedicated to Saints Adalbert and Antoninus.

Useful information

Address

via Celestino Cavedoni

Municipality

CASTELVETRO DI MODENA

Hamlet

Levizzano Rangone

Province

Modena

Other addresses

piazzale del Castello / via Trebbio

Visitability of the place

Open to visits

Themes

Fortification

Website

https://castelliemiliaromagna.it/it/s/castelvetro_di_modena/6094-castello_di_levizzano

Website

https://www.castellolevizzano.it/la-storia-del-castello/

Tourer

https://www.tourer.it/mappa?id=4912

Included in the itineraries