Corte dei Papi

Accessibility:
Casenove is about 6 km from the administrative capital and can be reached taking the SP 32 in the direction of the Pradarena Pass and then taking the SP 32 on the right a few kilometers after the hamlet of Laghi. Afterwards a little further on take the junction on the left.

Tourist Area:
Apennines

A court building complex among the most significant of the Reggiano mountains with an oratory dedicated to the Sacred Family.
The complex is made of essentially four parts which define a closed quadrangular courtyard: the entrance portal, the small church, the portico and the residential wing. The vast central court has a quadrangular plan with paving in stone slabs. the portal entrance of the court shows a arch positioned on concave corbels jutting out from the jambs.
The entire construction, dating back to the 19th century, is decorated in a flat ashlar motive with transept relief and bears a keystone pinnacle with the Papi coat of arms.
to the side of the portal there's a praiseworthy oratory with a hall-shaped plan and surface in double water slabs.
the western face is characterized by a portico with round arches, made up of four full center arcades with cornices made of local sandstone.
the surface is made of traditional headstone slabs.
To the side of the arches you can see a few niches which enclose marble icons.
One of these depicts the Madonna and bears the statement "Andrea Papi erected in 1843". The Court of the Papi, for its intrinsic architectural value and for its historical - environmental interest was subject to protection by the Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Resources in 1988.