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Castello di Racconigi
Extant mid-Seventeenth-Century documents bear witness to the transformation of Racconigi’s Medieval fortress into a royal residence, on order of the Princes of Carignano (a minor branch of the Savoy). The façade facing the park is attributed to architect ...
Castello di Rivoli
The castle, which has been in Savoy ownership since the 14th century and which was fundamental because of its strategic position on the road to France, was transformed into a residence during several designing phases in the 16th and 17th centuries...
Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi (Nichelino)
Commissioned by Vittorio Amedeo II in 1729 to the First Royal Architect Filippo Juvarra as a hunting pavilion, to be erected on grounds which the Savoy had purchased as early as 1564, the Palace is a characteristic landmark.
Palazzo Madama (Torino)
The Medieval fortified home, which included the Roman Porta Pretoria, was enlarged during the 14th and 15th centuries by the Acaja family. In the 17th century the building, still connected to the current Palazzo Reale through a long wing used as a gallery, ...
Reggia di Venaria
The building of this hunting palace, which started in 1659 at the wish of Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia and followed the project of the Duchy’s architect Amedeo di Castellamonte, completed the so-called ‘The Crown of Delights’ project: a network of royal residences ...
Castello del Valentino (Torino)
This riverside villa was acquired by Emanuele Filiberto in 1564 and was destined by him to be used as a non-permanent dwelling for the members of the Savoy family. In 1620, a radical transformation of the building was commissioned by Cristiana of France ...
Castello della Mandria (Venaria Reale)
The La Mandria complex, linked to the Royal Palace of Venaria Reale, was originally composed of farms, grazing fields, woods and cultivated fields, and was organised as a working farm focusing on breeding horses aimed at service in the Royal palaces.
Castello di Agliè
This sumptuous palace was built, from 1646 onwards, over the remains of an old fortress, and was commissioned by Filippo d’Agliè, minister, intellectual and counsellor to the Royal Lady Cristiana of France.
Castello di Govone
Previously owned by the Solaro Earls, the Castello di Govone became a possession of the Savoy in 1792. In 1686, the diplomat Ottavio Francesco Solaro started the restoration of the old Medieval castle, closely linked to the village...
Castello di Moncalieri
The first transformation of the orginal Medieval fortress was carried out during the Duchy of Carlo Emanuele I by Carlo di Castellamonte. The current castle, which still includes the original 15th-century towers, is the product of the new plan chosen by ...
