Castello di Gradara

-Warning long post- When looking trough my collection for a shot to make b&W for the #monomad challenge i try to attend daily I stumbled upon these castle shots I made on holiday a few years back. I picked one of the surrounding shots to enter the challenge but I had in mind to make a full post about the castle. So here we go.

Welcome to the 'Castello di Gradara' in Gradara Italy in the region Marche. A very well preserved castle with a surrounding historical village all protected by the castle walls.

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A tiny bit historical information:
It was build around 1150 by the mighty 'Di Griffio' family. For more historical information I would like to direct you to your favorite search engine and do some reading. Very interesting as the big Italian names like 'Sforza', 'de Della Rovere' , 'de Borgia' and 'de Medici' fought for this property.source

When we where there they where setting up for the annual fantasy festival: 'The Magic Castle Gradara' So the town entry was nicely decorated.

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So on with the photo show. We start with some shots off and on the city wall as we walk towards the castle for a visit inside.

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Lets have a look if there are any enemies at the gates. Small looing holes for the old guards.
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Love this one with the cross and this sky behind it, and as a bonus a bird.
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Full shotA branded church window well protected.

So now we move towards the castle for a little tour off the inside. Too bad I only have a few shots indoors as it was quite dark for the used camera.

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Full shotStill visible marks of fights long ago

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Full shotWell dressed was quite a thing in the old days

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Full shot'Secret' passage above the rooms

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Full shot The servant hallways

Now some last shots of the town with the festival decorations. So here ends the real historical tour.
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Full shotMaybe it looked like this in the old days when there was a fest

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And we end this post with the following message to all you guys!:
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Gear: Nikon 1J1
Nikon1 10-30mm
Nikon1 30-100mm
Edit: Lightroom

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