{"id":22479,"date":"2020-11-30T11:04:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T10:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/arte-e-cultura\/paderna-castle\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:11:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:11:52","slug":"paderna-castle","status":"publish","type":"arte-e-cultura","link":"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/art-and-culture\/paderna-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Paderna Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paderna Castle is located in the Po Valley in the province of Piacenza, a few kilometres from Pontenure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The building dates back to the 11th century. Ceded in 1453 by the monks of San Savino to the nobleman Melchiorre Marazzani<\/strong>, it was made into a fully efficient fortress for defence, residential and agricultural purposes.<\/p>\n

The castrense complex has a square shape. It is divided by a transverse wall into an older residential part to the east and an agricultural part to the west. Characteristic of the Castle of Paderna are the inner courtyards, the entrance tower and the tower in the water, so called because of the presence on two sides of the moat, still filled with water. Of great artistic interest is the Romanesque chapel.<\/p>\n

Today it is a manor house and organic farm.
\nThe Castle is open to the public: for individual visitors on holidays from the end of April to the end of September, all year round for groups by appointment. It is closed in August.
\nGuided tours are included in the entrance fee.<\/p>\n

The castle is part of the Association of Castles of the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Pontremoli.<\/a><\/p>\n

Today the castle also hosts ceremonies and private events. It has also been home for several years to an important national event dedicated to floriculture called Frutti del castello<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It dates back to the 11th century; in 1453 San Savino\u2019s monks handed it over to the nobleman Melchiorre Marazzani. It became a very efficient defensive, residential and farming fortress. The castle complex has a square plan and is divided by a transverse wall into an ancient, residential area on the eastern side and a farming area on the western side. The most characteristic aspects are the inner wards, the entrance tower and the water tower , due to the presence of a moat on two sides. Its presently a private residence and an organic farmhouse.\u00a0Openings: from mid March to the end of October on festive days for visitors, all the year round for groups upon reservation. Closed in August. Guided tours are included in the ticket price. The castle is part of Associazione Castelli del Ducato di Parma e Piacenza. Guided tours on opening hours; the castle is available also for ceremonies, conferences, annual events such as \u201cFrutti Antichi\u201d exhibition.","protected":false},"featured_media":18936,"template":"","territorio":[937],"categorie_arte_e_cultura":[925],"class_list":["post-22479","arte-e-cultura","type-arte-e-cultura","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","territorio-val-nure-en","categorie_arte_e_cultura-villages-and-castles"],"acf":{"orario":"

Weekday timetable:
\nSaturday 10.00 am-11.00 am guided tours. Tours are available also upon reservation in other days of the week.<\/p>\n

Holiday timetable:
\nSunday 10.00 am-11.00 am. Tours can be booked in advance also in other opening hours.<\/p>\n","tariffe":"

Admission prices:
\n7,00 Euros<\/p>\n

Reduced prices:
\nChildren up to 10 years old, owners of Card del Ducato and FAI members 6,00 Euros.<\/p>\n

Cumulative prices:
\nGroups of at least 20 people 6,00 Euros.<\/p>\n","location":{"lat":"44.95427","lng":"9.78786","address":"Paderna"},"accessibilita_disabili":"not accessible to disabled people; only the courtyard is accessible.","chiusura_settimanale":"","contatti_iat":[{"contatto_iat":"telephone","valore":"+39.0523.511645"},{"contatto_iat":"email","valore":"info@castellodipaderna.it"},{"contatto_iat":"website","valore":"http:\/\/www.castellodipaderna.it\/"},{"contatto_iat":"telephone","valore":""}],"iat":33738,"localita":33152},"yoast_head":"\nPaderna Castle - Visit Piacenza<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The castle of Paderna is an interesting example of a fortified structure with annexed buildings for agricultural use.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/art-and-culture\/paderna-castle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Paderna Castle - 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