Overview
There are two characteristics that make the village of Marostica special, indeed unique: its castle and... chess. Let us start with the castle: it is actually a double castle, built as we can see it, during the 14th century in a strategic position for controlling the territory at the behest of the Della Scala family. They developed the Lower and Upper Castles, uniting them with a mighty crenellated wall and thus creating a protected village. Today, visitors can walk along the walls joining the two Della Scala castles from Verona, arriving at the Upper Castle and enjoying the splendid panorama. And then there is chess: here every two years (even years), during the second weekend of September, a traditional chess game is held... alive, with real-life characters playing on the huge chessboard in the square.
36063 Marostica VI, Italia
