Castle of Gropparello - Piacenza - Italy_part3

Dear friends, we begin our journey through the history of this castle. The outer part, relates to walkways, where the guards of the Castle in the medieval period perform surveillance in case of attack by hostile forces.


The castle was built on a mountain peak, natural defense against attacks. Therefore, the walls are not so high, having as a protection, the strategic location of the mountain.

The owner of the castle during our visit, living in the manor, reports to have heard repeatedly over a long time, at night, heavy footsteps and dragging noises coming from outside the castle and precisely from the walkways.



This was interpreted as the ghost of soldiers dragging their comrades dead or wounded. Legend? Fantasy? Imagination? Maybe .... But I remind you that these places are full of history and attendance remained hanging in our world because they never found peace. The result of the upcoming episodes .....