Today I would like to talk to you about the famous castles of Montecchio Maggiore in the province of Vicenza.
The story of Romeo and Juliet is one of the events that are deeply rooted in the collective imagination, also leaving the literary sphere, the story of love between two young people belonging to rival families, the all-encompassing dreamy character of the sentiment, its clash with the harsh adverse reality is on the tragic end.
It has never been possible to understand if this story is true or if it is a legend anyway in Montecchio Maggiore according to the poet Luigi da Porto there were the castles of these two families, which is why today I will tell you about Juliet's while tomorrow I will write an article on that of Romeo.
the bellaguardia castle is called Giulietta's castle and rises at an altitude of about 250 meters, at a distance of about 300 meters from the other castle that we will see in the next article, it is moved towards that part of the village of Montecchio historically called the "cost" is not a large building but a modest building to defend a tower from a previous era which is built in a manner similar to that of the keep.
As soon as you enter the castle there is a large courtyard which in recent years has been used as an outdoor bar, turning right there is a staircase that takes us to the panoramic terrace above the restaurant because in recent years this castle has become a restaurant where banquets are organized and weddings are celebrated.
From the panoramic terrace you can have a 360 ° view of the entire Chiampo valley and it is clear from here that the castle had to perform exclusively military functions, but was abandoned when it passed under the Republic of Venice and the castle remained in a state of neglect until to the execution of the first restorations in the 1930s.
As you can see, you can see Romeo's castle very well Unfortunately I was unable to enter the restaurant because I found it closed but inside you can find the Scenes from the story of Romeo and Juliet painted.
the advice if you are in those parts that in addition to visiting the castle you go to eat in this restaurant because it is really worth it I have already tested it several times and I must say that it prepares excellent dishes.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to read my article tomorrow the one about Romeo's castle will come out.
I also shot a video on the two castles If you like to take a look I leave you below👇