Description of the attraction
Castello di Monasterolo is located in the village of Monasterolo del Castello on the shores of Lake Endine in the province of Bergamo. The castle stands at the southern end of the lake on a small moraine hill. It was built during the Middle Ages but was probably never used for defensive purposes. In its architecture, Castello di Monasterolo is similar to the castle in another coastal village - Bianzano. Both buildings belonged to the Ghibelline Suardi family.
Recently, the castle walls have undergone thorough restoration work, which returned it to its former splendor and splendor. Today it is considered one of the main attractions of Lake Endine, which has preserved the atmosphere of the past, so attractive to tourists.
The garden surrounding Castello di Monasterolo is considered one of the most beautiful in northern Italy. It was defeated in 1938 at the initiative of Countess Temi de Gregory Taylor and throughout its history was under the watchful eye of her heirs. Today the castle and the garden are owned by the Sforza Francia family.
Situated on an elevated position, the garden begins with a lawn surrounded by a hedge, which is decorated in a late Renaissance and Baroque style. A simple landscape park is spread around, smoothly turning into spontaneous thickets of bushes and flowers typical of the Cavallina Valley. Until the 1930s, this area was occupied by lawns and greenhouses, and here there was a path along which mules climbed to the castle among vineyards, poplars and mulberry trees. From that landscape to the present day, only a few mulberry and cherry trees and one row of grapes have survived.
Today, the Castello di Monasterolo garden attracts tourists with its floristic diversity. Here you can see all kinds of maple trees brought from different continents, ornamental cherry and apple trees and all kinds of oak trees. Here you can also admire broadleaf plants, rarely found in Italian gardens, and plants that have not changed their shape over the past millions of years and are therefore considered living fossils. And in the courtyard of the castle, a collection of jasmine is gathered in flower pots.
