My friend Diana and I took a nice little drive last week through Napa. She had always wanted to stop in at Castello di Amorosa and springtime seemed like the time to go! Napa is stunning this time of year and it wasn’t too hard to convince me to take the day off for a visit.
The main 13th century inspired castle/winery was built in 1993 on 30 acres of rolling hills with 8,000 tons of stone creating 107 rooms and 136,000 square feet. (Must larger than I was expecting.) The castle comes equip with a “moat”, a drawbridge, dungeon, torture chamber, and consecrated chapel. Visitor’s can pay way too much money for a tour or just visit the grounds/gardens and buy/taste the wine for free. This winery is a lovely spot to stop for a picnic along the wine trail to enjoy a stunning view and soak in some sunshine.
Don’t forget to check out the teeth on that sheep.
For more on my visits to Napa please click here.
Bulldog Travels / Photos By Jenny 
Fascinating ironwork. Love the gargoyle.
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Makes ya kind of want one in your own yard huh?
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On a small scale….my castle isn’t as grand
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Beautiful photos – thanks for sharing! Now I wanna go there too! And that sheep either has a severe overbite or he was grinning at ya!
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The rest of the photos don’t show his teeth so I am going with him smiling at me!
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Beautiful photos from such a stunning place. That sheep needs braces. 🙂
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Funny human looking teeth!
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Oh wow, what gorgeous photos! Napa even beats Ireland in the spring greenery stakes… Well, for the moment at least! As for your sheep, he’s pulling a totally classic Beastie face! Maybe his wool will end up on my knitting needles someday 😀
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Maybe so! I would certainly hope you have enough wool of your own over there in the Emerald Isle but stranger things have happened. Yes, it was pretty glorious in Napa this weekend for sure but I’m sorry it will never match the green of Ireland. It merely gets me by until I can go and visit again. 🙂
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Heehee! As substitutes go, there have to be worse ones out there 😀 Plus Napa beats us hands-down in the winemaking stakes! 🍷
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Well, we might have you there. It is considerably hotter here which those little grapes need to grow.
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Beautiful! Love the wrought iron dragon and Lancelot the cat.
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Great shots. Love the architectural details, and Lancelot.
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Thanks! I wish Lancelot was looking at me. But, he looked like he was enjoying his nap for sure.
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I’m impressed at the quality of the “reconstruction”. Well done. The iron work is very much alike what one can see in Tuscanny. And all your photos carry so much light! Beautiful, Jenny. Thank you.
(How was the wine?)
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What I am unclear on is if all of the stone was created to build this castle or if he “moved” a castle here from some other place. I thought I remember hearing he had moved one but somehow I am doubting that now.
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I’ve heard that before. I think there is a place in New York where they did just that. Imagine!?
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Seems like a pricey venture to me! However, they were charging a lot of money for wine and tours so they are probably making it all back.
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Tuscanny or Tuscany?
🙂
One N it seems.
😉
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One I think but spelling is optional here at Bulldog Travels.
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My utmost thanks to BuLdog TraveLLs. 😉
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This is a lovely, relaxing way to spend the day! Great photos, too!
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Thank you. It was a lot of fun.
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perfect colour, i like pict number twothanks for your article
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