Recently restructured and given a new life as a cultural and exhibition center, this unique structure has towered over Saluzzo since far off 1270 when the Marquis Tommaso I of Saluzzo had it built as a fortress. Tommaso III enlarged it by adding a sizable square tower, but it was only in 1492, after major upgrading, that it became a noble home. In order to welcome his young French bride, the Marquis Ludovico II had new apartments, large state rooms, a garden, and a circular tower built. The structure followed the fortune of the marquises and, with their decline, was left to such decay that between 1825 and 1992 it was used as a prison. Recently, a careful restoration has given this very worthy structure, which is part of the area’s history, back to the community.
Ticket prices
euro 7,00
Giovani fino a 18 anni, diversamente abili, tesserati ICOM, Abbonamento Musei Piemonte, scuole di Saluzzo che si presentino come classi, studenti in materie artistiche ed architettoniche per motivi di studio, guide turistiche (con tesserino).
euro 3,50