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Built by Count Cesare Mattei, it consists of countless rooms connected by various staircases, a kind of labyrinth with several towers. Worth a visit.

A beautiful village, especially the bell tower

The first mention of the hamlet located at 623 meters above sea level dates back to 1048. The parish church of San Nicola, from the 12th century, houses an 18th century painting of the saint and a gilded panel depicting the Madonna and Child. The bell tower, begun in 1678, is adorned with a crenellated tower added in 1866. The ancient summit, occupied by the castle, is the Poggiolino which reveals buildings with underpass, portals and pointed windows from the 1300s and 1400s. The oratory of Sant'Antonio, then of the Madonna della Neve, which preserves a silvered bronze chalice from the 16th century, should also be mentioned. On site, a large vault leads into a courtyard where you can see a sacred terracotta image from the 18th century.

The name of Castellino delle Formiche can be traced back to the popular translation of the medieval Latin expression Castrum Formigis (formidable castle). The fort was the residence of a branch of the Malatigni family, coming from the area of the Sassi fortresses of Roccamalatina. In the 14th century, the castle was acquired by the Montecuccoli; in 1623 it was added to the Podesteria of Guiglia, which in turn was ceded in 1630 as a fief to the Montecuccoli.[2] The church of Santo Stefano was built inside the castle, near the oratory of San Lorenzo already documented in the 13th century; the rectory has a 15th century portal, made with powerful sandstone ashlars arranged in a pointed arch. Inside the building of worship, there is a baptismal font from 1662 in sculpted sandstone, 17th century paintings and terracotta tiles depicting the Via Crucis.

Samone The first mention of the hamlet located at 623 meters above sea level dates back to 1048. The parish church of San Nicola, from the 12th century, houses an 18th century painting of the saint and a gilded panel depicting the Madonna and Child. The bell tower, begun in 1678, is adorned with a crenellated tower added in 1866. The ancient summit, occupied by the castle, is the Poggiolino which reveals buildings with underpass, portals and pointed windows from the 1300s and 1400s. The oratory of Sant'Antonio, then of the Madonna della Neve, which preserves a silvered bronze chalice from the 16th century, should also be mentioned. On site, a large vault leads into a courtyard where you can see a sacred terracotta image from the 18th century.

Once you arrive in Guiglia, the history of this small medieval village will fascinate you to the point that you will be tempted by the idea of purchasing one of the very rare medieval houses preserved intact over the centuries. This was the case for famous international artists who decided to find their little refuge right here, away from the daily chaos. The wonderful village of Samone is characterized by a path that leads to its top, where the town church is preserved, through an arched underpass inserted in a fourteenth-century tower house. Precisely in this medieval tower house, you can discover the beauty of the frescoes of its interior: important historical testimony regarding the noble house of Pio di Carpi.

Unfortunately abandoned, a castle-type structure (in the past also a restaurant) next to the church.

one of the most beautiful and fascinating historical structures of the Apennines, not to be missed, for the internal visit it is necessary to book.