Forts and Castles

The Fort of Exilles, an example of French and Savoy fortified architecture, offers the public two permanent museum areas, an exhibition on the 2006 Turin Olympics and two itineraries designed by Richi Ferrero. Guided tour with prior booking required, on r

The Castle was built in 1358 at the behest of Amadeo VI of Savoy, the Conte Verde, as a symbol of the Savoy dominion over Ivrea and Canavese. Four massive circular towers characterise the structure, located next to the cathedral and the bishop’s palace. T

The upper floor of the Carignano Palace building has hosted the National Museum of the Italian Risorgimento since 1938. Completely recreated in 2011, today it is a modern space, capable of narrating the period of the ‘Risorgimento’, from the great revolut

Bramafam Fort was built between 1874 and 1889 with the aim of defending the Frejus tunnel and the Turin-Modane railway line, opened around that time. It is situated on the Bramafam ridge at the south-east edge of Bardonecchia valley. Between 1883 and 188

The Masino Castle has stood for a thousand years on a hill in the centre of the Ivrea Morainic Amphitheatre, an area rich in places of natural, historical and cultural interest in the heart of Canavese. For centuries residence of the Counts Valperga, the

The fort of Fenestrelle is Europe’s biggest fortified structure and the largest walled construction after the Great Wall of China. A stone colossus that extends for about five kilometres along the hills of the Val Chisone and covers a height difference o

The castle dates back to the Middle Ages and has undergone a transformation into a pleasant dwelling surrounded by English gardens over the course of the centuries. It is still the habitual residence of the Counts of Pralormo and offers two itineraries: t

Private life of a great statesman. An ancient castle refashioned several times over the centuries, now it appears as an 18th century villa, which was designed by the court architect Francesco Gallo, and is surrounded by a landscaped park in the English st

This complex of buildings from the 12th century is composed of the original castle, noble’s chapel, caretaker’s lodging, stables and the old Soave’s farmhouse; it was originally belonging to the Savoia Acaja. The complex is fortified with various defense

The Savoy in Piemonte From high up on the rock of Susa, this castle has witnessed millennia of history. In 1046, Countess Adelaïde received here her husband Otto, Count of Savoy, bringing him the dowry of the marquisate of Susa and the county of Torino. T