Loftylovin

Extraordinary Medieval Castle in Northern Italy

The Castle (3700 sqm / 39826 sq.ft) listed by St. Peter Sotheby’s International Realty, is one of Italy’s most beautiful monuments and it is considered one of the most scenic and extraordinary castles in the world. Its marvelous Noble Courtyard with the suggestive Fountain of the Mysteries, is surrounded by impressive, historical walls (built between the 9th and 14th century).

All the rooms and the halls are of an incommensurable beauty and the luxuriant medieval park (35.000 sqm), able to accommodate up to 300 guests within its perfectly well tended gardens. It features also a Romanic chapel (850 A.C.). The property rises majestically on the top of the village offering a panorama of great beauty. This castle was owned and ruled by different important families, such as the houses of King Arduino, of the Bishop of Ivrea, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I and the Savoia. At the end of 1800 the castle has been skillfully restored by the famous architect Alfredo D’Andrade. In 1992 the works of restoration continued and the castle regained its antique magnificence and it offers the highest comforts and the most modern technologies to satisfy the most demanding customers. 30 bedrooms all with A/C + 47 bathrooms and the castle is heated throughout.

The name of Turin comes from Tau, a celtic word that means “mountain”, and it was the ancient Taurasia, capital of the Taurini of Ligurian-Celtic origin, at first hostile, then allied to Rome. In 218 a.C. the inhabitants tried to resist the passage of Hannibal who destroyed the city, which was rebuilt under Augustus and called Iulia Augusta Taurinorum, and the typical Roman street plan with streets at right angles can still be seen in the texture of the modern city centre.

After the fall of the Roman empire, it was occupied by the Heruli and Ostrogoths, and later the seat of a Lombard duchy, then became a county under the Franks. In the first half of the 11th century it was under Countess Adelaide of Susa, who married Oddo, Count of Savoy, son of Umberto Biancamano. In 1294 Amedeus V gave the fiefdom to the Acaya princes, who kept the domain until 1418, when Amedeus VIII, the first Savoy Duke, unified all domains of his dynasty, including Turin, where he often loved to dwell.

In 1536 Torino was conquered by the French and only in 1562 and was recovered after the peace of Cateau-Cambrésis by Emanuele Filiberto, who chose it as his capital and built a fortified citadel. Occupied by the armies of Napoleon in 1798 and the following year by the Austrians, it returned to France after the Marengo Battle in 1800, and was transformed into a French Department. In 1814 it was restored to the House of Savoy under Victor Emmanuel I, who to render thanks erected the Church of the Great Mother of God.

From 1821 to 1848 it was central in the Italian independence movement of the Risorgimento, and in 1861 was proclaimed capital of the Kingdom of Italy; the capital was then moved to Florence in 1864, and to Rome in 1870. Among the leaders in Italian industrialization, Torino was the seat of the earliest Italian automotive industries – the Spa, Italy, Lancia, Fiat -, followed by textile and mechanic factories. Since then Torino has achieved prosperity and progress in industry, commerce and culture.

From 1821 to 1848 it was central in the Italian independence movement of the Risorgimento, and in 1861 was proclaimed capital of the Kingdom of Italy; the capital was then moved to Florence in 1864, and to Rome in 1870. Among the leaders in Italian industrialization, Torino was the seat of the earliest Italian automotive industries – the Spa, Italy, Lancia, Fiat -, followed by textile and mechanic factories. Since then Torino has achieved prosperity and progress in industry, commerce and culture.