Ducal Palace of Guastalla

The Ducal Palace of Guastalla (Palazzo Ducale di Guastalla or Palazzo Gonzaga di Guastalla) is an urban Renaissance-style palace in the town of Guastalla, a municipality in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

It was built on the site of a 15th-century palazzo of the Conti Torelli family, and rebuilt in the next century by Francesco Capriana (Francesco da Volterra), under commission to the Count of Guastalla, Cesare I Gonzaga. Neglected for years, it is currently a museum of the city. It contains art works from antique Roman cemeteries, paintings from deconsecrated chapels and oratories, as well as an exhibit of the modern watercolor painters Mario Bolzoni.

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Ducal Palace of Guastalla ranks #6,440 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #459 of the 528 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 39% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 827 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Wikidata records about 9,476 visitors in 2022. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bologna, 72 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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