Castello di Racconigi30 Km. from Albergo dell’Agenzia | ilcastellodiracconigi.it » The original building dates back to the first years of the 11th century. The castle was restructured many times after the royal family decay that turned it into one of their main palaces. The interiors shows the Savoia Golden Age magnificence through many paintings, sculptures and rich furniture. It also has a splendid park designed by X. Kurten Castello di Grinzane Cavour20 Km. from Albergo dell’Agenzia | castellogrinzane.com » Impressive building with a square plan and a high tower, it was inhabited for a while by the statesman Camillo Cavour, who studied new wine-making techniques in its great halls. The first Piedmont Regional Wine Cellar was founded here and nowadays a museum with Cavour’s memorabilia and a small ethnographic museum are interesting stop-over for a couple of hours. Castello di Barolo – Wine museum20 Km. from Albergo dell’Agenzia | wimubarolo.it » The fascinating and magnificent building narrates one thousand year of history full of suggestions and curiosities. The castle hosts the new WIMU, a museum totally dedicated to the wine culture. The project, created by Francois Confino, points at the preservation, the fruition and the valorization of the wine as a cultural product. A multisensory experience at the discovery of the wine world achieved through wall paintings, stories, multimedia panels and tasting in the winery. Castello di Roddi10 Km. from Albergo dell’Agenzia | comune.roddi.cn.it » Small and precious: as if it wants to hide, it appears and suddenly disappears after each bend. It was built as a fortress, then it gradually accepted to become a gateway to the Langhe: from the top of the hill, the breathtaking landscape is a picture that you will keep among the most beautiful ones. Once you enter the castle, you will find other and quite unexpected surprises: a finely decorated tower that dominates a little, precious garden. This is the ultimate surrender to beauty and harmony for a castle which was created as a military outpost. Castello di Serralunga d'Alba20 Km. from Albergo dell’Agenzia | comune.serralungadalba.cn.it » Built between 1340 and 1350 by the powerful Falletti Family from Alba, the castle fascinates the visitors for its vertical shape, its double lancet windows and its small hanging arches that gives to it a very scenic aspect. The moat is a barrier that still protects the castle that can be entered only through the drawbridge. La Venaria Reale70 Km. from Albergo dell’Agenzia | reggiavenariareale.it »Called “the Italian Versailles” the caste of Venaria Reale re-opened recently to the public after more than 10 years of restoration. The Magnificent “Galleria” of the architect Juvarra is one the greatest masterpiece of the Baroque golden age and the Gardens are surely worth a visit. |
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