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The Bonavalle estate symbolizes an ancient fee of Murello and it is placed at about two kilometres from it, toward Racconigi.
The castle was been presumable founded in the XIII century and its more ancient sides go back to XIV-XV century
Over the centuries, the castle suffered a lot of restructurings and today is in a whole neglet.
However, to this castle is not lacking in stateliness or originality.
It was, originally, a brick four-sides standard castle on the plain, with a castle wall defended on the corners by four cylindrical towers, and, probably, with a bigger ractangular tower in order to defend the main entrance and it has been so for ages.
Then, it suffered a restructuring so drastic as unacommon.
The two towers plced on the corners of the main front, up the main entrance, were left more or less as the original condition including the terracotta ornaments; making exception for some windows opened due the ages.
But, the body between those towers have whole been suffered on the external face. |