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Cattedrale di San Donato (Pinerolo)
In 1748, Pope Benedetto XIV erected the Bishop’s Palace of Pinerolo and the Cathedral of the diocese in the Chiesa di San Donato, declaring it the most worthy of all of the churches in the city to adorn itself with this title. The church therefore became a cathedral...
Chiesa di San Maurizio (Pinerolo)
Due to its location at the top of the hill, the Chiesa di San Maurizio watches over the whole of Pinerolo. It was constructed around the year 1000 and expanded in 1442 and reconstructed in late-Gothic style between 1463 and 1470. The sacred building ...
Forte di Fenestrelle (Fenestrelle)
It is the only one among the 18th century Piemonte forts to still have its original architecture and it is located within the Parco Naturale Regionale Orsiera-Racciavre. Its importance is not limited to its impressive walls and historical placement, but also includes its interior.
Giardino di Villa Sciolla “Il Castelletto” (Buriasco)
The name “Castelletto” derives from the possible military origin of the building, as there are record of a fortress which existed in this area already in the seventeenth century. The environmental value of the historical complex is mainly due to the presence ...
Parco del Castello di Miradolo (San Secondo di Pinerolo)
The park surrounding the actual Neogothic-style building - which was built in 1866 on a pre-existing building of Counts Cacherano of Bricherasio - was built in the same period with landscape shapes.
Parco di Villa Doria "Il Torrione" (Pinerolo)
The Prussian, Xavier Kurten, gardener of the royal house, creator of the park at the castles of Racconigi and Pollenzo, also designed the Parco del Torrione at Villa Doria in Pinerolo, the largest private park he created.
Santuario Madonna delle Grazie (Pinerolo)
The Santuario della Madonna delle Grazie rises adjacent to the celebrated Chiesa di San Maurizio, already mentioned in 1078, and which is in possession of the last clothes worn by the eight princes of Acaja and Savoia in the apsis. It is the replacement for a very...
