In the centre of Spezzano Castle is the particularly fine Sala delle Vedute (or Salla de Stati), frescoed around 1596 by Cesare Baglione.
In the late 16th century, Marco III Pio (1567-1599), the last, restless overlord of the independent state of Sassuolo, ordered the decoration of the largest room in Spezzano Castle, presumably between 1595 and 1596, with portrayals of the most important locations within his domain: a sequence of an amazing 56 views showing even the most insignificant corners of his lands, not only in the Sassuolo area but also in the Sabina region, received in 1595 as dowry of his wife, Clelia Farnese, whom he married at Palazzo Farnese at Caprarola (Viterbo) on 2 August 1587.
Municipality of Maranello
Piazza Libertà, 33
41053 – Maranello (Modena)
Phone +39 0536 240 011
Fax +39 0536 942 263
IAT – Tourist Office at the
Ferrari Museum
Via Dino Ferrari, 43
41053 – Maranello (Modena)
Phone +39 0536 073036
Open every day except January 1st and December 25th
Opening times:
from April to October from 9:30am to 6:15pm
from November to March from 9:30am to 5:15pm
