Montecuccoli Castle in Pavullo

Montecuccoli Castle is perched on a spur of rock that overlooks the Scoltenna-Panaro River Valley, three kilometers from the center of Pavullo in the heart of the Frignano area.
After briefly being governed by Modena, the surrounding area was ruled by the Montecuccoli family, the powerful lords of Frignano, until the arrival of the House of Este in the mid-fourteenth century. In these ancient times, the Montecuccoli Castle was the residence and military center of the Montecuccoli family, who built dozens of attached towers and fortresses to keep watch over the roads to Tuscany.
At the highest point of this point of rock is the original castle keep, which is surrounded by other structures and three rings of walls, constructed over time.
Below the castle and through a Gothic portal lies a beautiful medieval village, where the Palazzo del Podestà and the fifteenth-century Church of San Lorenzo are especially noteworthy.
Starting in the 1960s, the castle became the property of the town, which restored it and built the Montecuccoli Museum Complex. The Complex contains the Frignano Botanical Museum; Raffaele Biolchini’s “Donazione,” a sculpture gallery featuring works in marble, wood, terracotta, and other materials by one of Modena’s preeminent modern sculptors; and Gino Covili’s “Paese Ritrovato,” a cycle of paintings and drawings dedicated to the work, lives, and history of the people of Frignagno.
This genuinely truly unique setting guarantees an unforgettable visit.
Castles are an integral part of the landscape of the Modena area. These beautiful structures have much to reveal about lives, history, and origins of the people and the places where we can visit them today.
Our suggestion for travelers is not to miss these five castles in Modena Province! For additional information or reservations, don’t hesitate to contact us. We’ll happily help organize your tour.
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