Take a land of hills and precious flavors. In this land add in a handful of splendid castles and the magic begins. The Castles of the Langhe and Roero are ten: each is ready to reveal the secrets of this part of Piedmont. A romantic destination for your stay? Discover our hotels in Piedmont.
Govone Castle: We find it between the Roero and Monferrato, at the height of a suspended hill on the wide valley of the Tanaro. The Govone Castle (tours every Sunday from April to October) was a royal summer residence of the Savoy and since 1997 is listed as a UNESCO world cultural heritage. It is a beautiful baroque palace with frescoed interiors and large landscaped gardens, a monumental staircase and marble decorations from the Reggia di Venaria Reale.
Magliano Alfieri Castle: With this castle we cross the doors of Roero. It is located on the Romantic Road of the Langhe and belonged to long-Alfieri, one of the most important dell'Astigiano families, then move the hands of the Savoy in the seventeenth century. Today the Castello di Magliano Alfieri (tours every Sunday from April to October) houses the Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions, a collection of arts, customs and traditions of the Piedmont community, a section of the museum is dedicated to the plaster ceilings of rural tradition . In the manor to see the Chapel of the Crucifixion.
Mango Castle:: It is the pride of the ancient village famous for Moscato wine. Like all other castles of the Provincia Granda, the Mango Castle (Monday and Tuesday, 9-13; from Wednesday to Friday, 9-19; Saturday and Sunday, 10-19) came under the rule of Savoy in modern times, until 1714 belonged to the Marquis of Busca. In the castle you will find the Enoteca Regionale del Moscato.
Roddi Castle: It is near Alba, the world capital of the white truffle. From the top of its hill the view runs from the hills of the Langhe and Monferrato to the circle of the Alps. The Roddi Castle is a typical medieval fortified building, tall and massive, flanked by two tall towers. Its rooms house exhibitions of contemporary artists and not from April to November.
Monticello d'Alba Castle: The most reliable historical sources dating the foundation of this castle in the year one thousand earlier era. Since 1372, and still today, it is the property of the Roero Monticello. Despite its long history, the Castle of Monticello d'Alba is one of the best preserved southern Piedmont. The visit (every Sunday from early September to mid-November, 10-12 and 14.30-18) starts from the grand staircase and the Hall of Arms. Upstairs, the Hall of Paintings with the family portrait gallery Roero. Finally, at the Billiard Room and the Gallery of Diana the Huntress.
Grinzane Cavour Castle: Among a large expanse of vineyards peeps the massive silhouette of the castle of the thirteenth century. They huddle around the manor houses of the small village, a tribute to the Risorgimento statesman who as mayor Grinzane ruled for seventeen years. The Castle of Grinzane Cavour (daily, except Tuesday, from April to October 9.30-19; 9.30-18 from November to March) is home to the Enoteca Regionale Piemontese Cavour, the first born in Piedmont and the second in Italy.
Serralunga d'Alba Castle: Over the Langhe hills stands the slender shape of this castle built in the fourteenth century by the Falletti family. Unlike any other manor southern Piedmont because of its elongated shape, the Serralunga Castle (from September to October, Monday, Thursday and Friday, 14-18, Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 11-13 and 14-18) follows the vertical line drawn from its high tower from its top you have the most control of the municipality. In the Hall of Valvassori, coffered ceilings and ancient frescoes of the mid-fifteenth century.
Barolo Castle: At about twenty minutes from Alba, between Monforte and Cherasco, we find Barolo, the village which gives its name to the wine. The Falletti Castle is located in the center of the country. Inside, the room of the Marquise, with a bed in Empire one of the few still visible in Italy, Silvio Pellico room and library. In the ancient cellars, the Enoteca Regionale del Barolo. In the halls of the manor, the WIMU, the wine museum dedicated to the culture of good wine (visits every day, 10.30-19).
Monesiglio Castle: To reach Monesiglio we must go almost on the ridge that divides the Piedmont from Liguria. The castle, tall and proud, belonged to the Caldera Counts until the eighteenth century, when it passed to the Marquis of Saluzzo. the late-Gothic style, the building has an imposing square tower; on the second floor, the room of the Countess, the Red Room and the Hall of Emblems (visits from Wednesday to Saturday, 10-14, Sunday, 10-14 and 15-18).
Saliceto Castle: It rises along the ancient Via del Sale, in that part of Piedmont, which is already looking towards Liguria. The Saliceto Castle (tours every Saturday and Sunday, from 15 April to 7 October) passed hands several times. Property of the bishop of Savona, went to the town of Asti and to the family of Del Carretto, and then finish in the dominion of the Savoy. Frescoes in the weapons room.