Fortified tower

Built in Art-Nouveau style at the beginning of the 20th century, it is an interesting example of industrial archaeology.
Correggio
Fortified tower

Address and contacts

Via Carlo V - 42015 Correggio
Phone 0039 0522 693296 - Library
Turismo Correggio

Opening times

The building can only be viewed from the outside

How to get there

Correggio

By car
Driving along the A22 Modena-Brennero motorway, exiting at the Carpi tollbooth and following the directions for Correggio (then following the SS468 towards the south);
using the A1 Milan - Bologna motorway, exiting at the Reggio Emilia tollbooth and following the signs for Carpi-Correggio (taking the SS468 in a northerly direction).

By train
The closer railway station to Correggio are Reggio Emilia (about 20 km) and Carpi (about 7 Km)

By bus
From Piazzale Europa - Reggio Emilia, bus n. 43 or 82

Historical notes

The building can only be viewed from the outside, and it rises on the site of one of the sixteenth-century bastions (called Carlo V) which protected the town and which traces remain on the north-west side.

The structure was originally built as a drying room for silkworm cocoons, a storehouse for wine and distillery, taking advantage of its isolated position and the height of the structure. Its industrial destination nevetheless failed, and the building was purchased by the Municipality for public housing.
It currently houses a nursing facility for the elderly.
The building is made of exposed brick and has the form of a stretched U.

 

 

 

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