Farmhouse Strada Provinciale Case Forlai, Alto Reno Terme

ON THE TOP OF THE GRANAGLIONE MOUNTAIN
Incredible! It was the first thing I thought when Davide sent me the photos of his castle on whatsapp.
And even more incredible was the emotion when I walked the steep road with my faithful panda that goes up from the town of Granaglione to the castle and I crossed the mammoth iron gate that surrounds the property!
But do you know a castle??? I've never been able to work on such an object! Indeed no, a few years ago I sold to a customer who bought part of an ancient defensive fortress from Germany.
But this is a castle in one piece!
I pass the gate and then arrive at the garden which is also a grassy parking lot. On the right there is an aedicule with a Madonna and a bench to admire the panorama. The view is impressive, it opens onto the whole valley of the Reno which flows below...
The garden is all around and is very particular: flat and large, all bordered by very tall mountain pines. Immediately upstream there is a beautiful fountain with a large tank full of fish. All around there are concrete statues which, starting from the fountain, accompany the two stairways leading to the castle. From here I can only see the worked stone laces that emerge from behind the greenery.
I then take a walkway and overcome a few stone steps and arrive at the actual castle.
An exciting building: exposed stone facade, columns and portico forward at the entrance. The very high pointed arch windows and the style in general reveal a recent origin of the structure... or rather a recent reworking because Davide, who in the meantime opened the door for me, tells me that the original building layout dates back to the Roman era . For centuries the castle was a bastion with control and sighting functions for troops moving across the narrow valley of the Reno, an almost obligatory step to reach Pistoia, Lucca and Florence.
This place was so important and precious that over the over the years the castle has been occupied and conquered by many different peoples and has also been destroyed and rebuilt several times.
Okay. I pass the heavy door and enter the hall of the castle....
Now I'll give you a brief synthetic and very technical description of the structure
Approximately 450 m2 covered on 3 levels, distributed as follows:
On the first floor: large entrance, large hall , living room with fireplace and view of the rear gardens, a small bathroom/laundry service, eat-in kitchen, flat roof and a balcony
On the second floor: 6 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
Attic, not habitable,
walkable roof, very panoramic, floor with 51 photovoltaic panels and Wi-Fi antenna + 5g telephone antenna
On the ground floor there is a large garage with window, covered woodshed, room with
window and door, underground cellar, fenced garden of 4/5,000 m2,
provision for a small swimming pool.....
continues on the website www.essereinmontagna.it