Maceda Castle

Maceda, Spain

Originally built in the late 11th century, the Maceda Castle that we see today is a mixture of very different styles of construction. It comprises two concentric enclosures, the newer one dates from the 16th century.

 

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Lugar Maceda 20, Maceda, Spain
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Founded: 11th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Spain

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4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

C. Camiño Camino (4 months ago)
First of all for its owners, great hosts, for the place itself and specifically for the history behind it. A very interesting and exciting project with a great final result. Thanks for sharing a few hours with us. We will be back!!!
CARLOS DURAND (4 months ago)
A renovated pazo converted into a rural house, run by Thomas and Rosa in an incredibly well-kept environment, full of nature. Its owners are always attentive, friendly, help you in a useful way and send guides for travelers. Fully recommended, especially for those who want to relax, families, and for those who want a closer and more familiar treatment. PS: we became friends with "Pablo" the guardian cat of the marvelous entrance patio ...
Mar Andreu Rubio (5 months ago)
I am staying in it and it is beautiful, semi-wild garden, with fruit trees and charming little corners where you can sit and read or have a drink. Highlight the attention of the owners who are super nice and the delicious and very healthy breakfasts. RECOMMENDABLE
Piedad santiago fernandez (6 months ago)
Indescribable quality, luxury, silence and peace. But all this is paid for. What can not be paid is the exquisite treatment of the owners. They are endearing people. Too bad they live so far from my house. Highly recommended
Grant Adams (3 years ago)
What a beautiful place! I am so impressed with how the owners created a country home paradise. They were able to maintain many historical aspects of the property yet modernize certain amenities, which made our stay very comfortable. They are the best hosts. I am a Spanish High School teacher in California, USA. So, I asked Rosa (one of the owners) if I could interview her about the Pazo and use the video in my Spanish class. She was so kind as to oblige. If you are in Galicia near Orense, El Pazo of Chaioso place is a must visit location to stay the night. Muchas gracias!!!!
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Palazzo Colonna

The Palazzo Colonna is a palatial block of buildings built in part over ruins of an old Roman Serapeum, and has belonged to the prestigious Colonna family for over twenty generations.

The first part of the palace dates from the 13th century, and tradition holds that the building hosted Dante in his visit to Rome. The first documentary mention notes that the property hosted Cardinal Giovanni and Giacomo Colonna in the 13th century. It was also home to Cardinal Oddone Colonna before he ascended to the papacy as Martin V (1417–1431).

With his passing, the palace was sacked during feuds, and the main property passed into the hands of the Della Rovere family. It returned to the Colonna family when Marcantonio I Colonna married Lucrezia Gara Franciotti Della Rovere, the niece of pope Julius II. The Colonna"s alliance to the Habsburg power, likely protected the palace from looting during the Sack of Rome (1527).

Starting with Filippo Colonna (1578–1639) many changes have refurbished and create a unitary complex around a central garden. Architects including Girolamo Rainaldi and Paolo Marucelli labored on specific projects. Only in the 17th and 18th centuries were the main facades completed. Much of this design was completed by Antonio del Grande (including the grand gallery), and Girolamo Fontana (decoration of gallery). In the 18th century, the long low facade designed by Nicola Michetti with later additions by Paolo Posi with taller corner blocks (facing Piazza Apostoli) was constructed recalls earlier structures resembling a fortification.

The main gallery (completed 1703) and the masterful Colonna art collection was acquired after 1650 by both the cardinal Girolamo I Colonna and his nephew the Connestabile Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna and includes works by Lorenzo Monaco, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Palma the Elder, Salviati, Bronzino, Tintoretto, Pietro da Cortona, Annibale Carracci (painting of The Beaneater), Guercino, Francesco Albani, Muziano and Guido Reni. Ceiling frescoes by Filippo Gherardi, Giovanni Coli, Sebastiano Ricci, and Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari celebrate the role of Marcantonio II Colonna in the battle of Lepanto (1571). The gallery is open to the public on Saturday mornings.

The older wing of the complex known as the Princess Isabelle"s apartments, but once housing Martin V"s library and palace, contains frescoes by Pinturicchio, Antonio Tempesta, Crescenzio Onofri, Giacinto Gimignani, and Carlo Cesi. It contains a collection of landscapes and genre scenes by painters like Gaspard Dughet, Caspar Van Wittel (Vanvitelli), and Jan Brueghel the Elder.

Along with the possessions of the Doria-Pamphilij and Pallavacini-Rospigliosi families, this is one of the largest private art collections in Rome.

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