{"id":27434,"date":"2018-10-29T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T10:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roccadivignola.it\/visit\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:39:36","slug":"visit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.roccadivignola.it\/en\/the-fortress\/visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676570201195{padding-top: 2em !important;padding-bottom: 2em !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-sm-offset-2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;text-bigger&#8221;]<strong>The Fortress of Vignola<\/strong>, <strong><em>&#8220;forte fabrica all&#8217;anticha con due recinti di mura con tre torri et diverse altre commodit\u00e0&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> presents itself to the visitor as an imposing quadrilateral, the final product of many construction phases and in particular those brought by the Grassoni first and the Contrari later, who transformed it from a stronghold to an imposing noble residence.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]On the left side of the facade is the entrance hall formerly defended by drawbridges, moat, gates and portcullises of which two gates and vestiges of the rest remain today. On the right stands the Torre del Pennello, behind it, in the corner of the quadrangle overlooking the Panaro River, the Torre delle Donne and lastly the tower called Torre di Nonantola: the oldest and most imposing. 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