CASTELLO DEL VALENTINO

Royal Residence
In the green heart of the 19th century park of Torino, the Castle of Valentino had various uses over the centuries before being taken over by the Faculty of Architecture of Torino Polytechnic.
In the 1500s it was a riverside residence located out of town, and its period of maximum splendour was under Christine of France, the first regent in the Savoy State, who chose it to be the palace of entertainment, extending it according to French tastes and promoting the rich decoration of the rooms on the piano nobile.
After her death, the parties that the Madame Royale enjoyed organising were no more, and just a few decades later one of the side gardens was turned into the Botanical Gardens for the University, which can still be visited. During the 19th century, the castle was radically altered due to the Exposition of 1858 initiated by Cavour.


 Reservation mandatory

Contacts
Viale Mattioli, 39, 10125 Torino (TO)

45.054348361705, 7.6861810684204

Tariffs
  • Free

From 01/02/2022 to 31/12/2024

  • Mon
    Closed
  • Tue
    Closed
  • Wed
    Closed
  • Thu
    Closed
  • Fri
    Closed
  • Sat
    Open on reservation 10:00 - 11:30
  • Sun
    Closed
FREE GUIDED TOURS on:https://castellodelvalentino.polito.it/?page_id=935
Services
  • Activities / Services for the visually impaired
    visite guidate disponibili con supporto di maquette e tavole tattili per ipovedenti e non vedenti (scrivere a visite.castellodelvalentino@polito.it)
  • Pets Allowed
  • Educational workshop
Accessibility Services
Physical accessibility