Gradara is a fortress in Italy. Tour of Gradar
Description:
Gradara is a real medieval castle, not invented or stylized, but absolutely authentic. Today it is the most visited tourist attraction of the Marche region.
How many famous minds and hearts were inspired by this fabulous fortress, which forever became part of Italy thanks to the story of two lovers Paolo and Francesca sung by Dante.
The true story of tragic love occurred here in 1283. The spirit of the cult of the Beautiful Lady, like the love of the knight Lancelot to the “unfree” Queen Ginevre, was sung in a book read by Gradara’s lovers.
We read a book; a poet,
Like a fervent Lancelotto hero.
Able to love madly.
First made the book
Shame on us to look down,
The appearance here of another fatal Lady of the Heart, Lucrezia Borgia, broke the heart of her first husband Giovanni Sforza. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was touched by the story of the unhappy love of the heroes. Under the impression of the Divine Comedy, he wrote his symphony Francesca da Rimini.
During the tour you will see and visit: the torture room, the hall of Sigismundo and Izotta, the office of Lucrezia Borgia, the raspberry bedroom, Francesca's bedroom with a secret passage, the palace chapel.
The tour includes a walk along the main street of the Gradara fortress with an illustration of traditions and a feature of life in the medieval citadel.