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The Legend Of Brolio Castle
Come and learn about the eerie legend of the ghost of Bettino Ricasoli who’s said to haunt the castle of Brolio to this day!
Visitors will learn all about the history associated with this glorious fortress. It belonged to the powerful Ricasoli family since 1141 and was inherited by Bettino Ricasoli in the 19th century. He was born in 1809 and went on to become a man of great importance and power in the Chianti region.
His stern nature and greed earned him the title of ‘The Iron Baron’ and the farmers who worked on his land were terrified of him. He forbade anyone from greeting him with small talk as he regarded this as a sheer waste of his time.
At the age of 68 he was diagnosed with life threatening heart problems and died following a violent heart attack three years later on 23rd December 1880. A terrified maid discovered his body and….
Read this article to know how the legend ends: http://www.tuscany-villas.it/to-tuscany/2013/tourist-attractions/legends/legend-brolio-castle
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