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Rocca Estense di Lugo

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Rocca Estense di Lugo

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Rocca Estense di Lugo

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Location: Lugo, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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1. Rocca Estense di Lugo – View of Monte Querzola loop from Lugo

50.0km

03:05

260m

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2. Rocca di Riolo Terme – Mulino di Scodellino loop from Lugo

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03:38

330m

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3. Monument to Francesco Baracca – Bagnacavallo Historic Center loop from Lugo

41.3km

02:43

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Davide

November 22, 2022

Sources tell us of a first fortified nucleus as early as the 10th century ...
The sources also tell us that the Faentines destroyed the fortress in 1218 and from this moment on it was rebuilt several times and at different times until the fourteenth century.
... the name Rocca Estense reflects the period of its maximum flowering, i.e. under the Este domination, from 1437 to 1598. In fact, the most significant changes to the fortress date back to this period.
Ercole I d'Este transformed the parade ground into a citadel by equipping it with a wall, towers and a moat to defend it. Subsequently, Duke Alfonso II d'Este had the citadel demolished and used the resulting materials to build the ramparts on the south, east and west sides. Following these interventions, the Rocca changed its appearance assuming the form of a bastioned fortress typical of the late sixteenth century.
With the passage to the Papal State, the Rocca lost its castle characteristics. The creation of a Hanging Garden is the main modification of this period which can be dated to the end of the 18th century. It is a suggestive place today accessible through the internal courtyard of the Rocca.

(Source: ilromagnolo.info/rubriche/luoghi/rocca-estense-di-lugo )

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Rocca Estense di Lugo

1. Rocca Estense di Lugo – View of Monte Querzola loop from Lugo

2. Rocca di Riolo Terme – Mulino di Scodellino loop from Lugo

3. Monument to Francesco Baracca – Bagnacavallo Historic Center loop from Lugo

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