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Roccolo Castle

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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.

Roccolo Castle

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. The architecture is an example of neo-medieval revival.

Roccolo Castle
Roccolo Castle