Rochetta Mattei - Italy

The Rocchetta Mattei rises in the green of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, along the road between Bologna and Porretta Terme.

the Rocchetta Mattei its built in the second half of the Nineteenth Century by desire of count Cesare Mattei, intellectual and homeopath founder of a medical science called electromyopathy, a sort of mixture of homeopathy, phytotherapy, alchemy and magnetism.

The structure of the castle was modified several times by the count during his life, making it a maze of towers, monumental staircases, reception rooms and private rooms that recall different styles, from medieval to Moorish, from Art Nouveau to gothic.
Among the clearest decorative references we find the one at the Alhambra in Granada for the Courtyard of the Lions and the one at the Great Mosque of Cordoba for the chapel where the count is buried.

it is a truly magical, strange and beautiful place

I'm not a photographer, but I hope I've made you want to visit this very special place.

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