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Govone Castle is located in the province of Cuneo in the municipality of Govone. It was one of the residences of the royal house of Savoy from 1792 to 1870, since 1997 it is one of the buildings part of the Savoy residences site registered in the UNESCO world heritage list, it is now used as a town hall. In the position where the castle stands, on top of the hill, a fortress already stood in medieval times. At the end of the 17th century, the Solaro/Solari counts entrusted the architect Guarino Guarini with the works of expansion and embellishment of the castle. The architect prepared some drawings but did not complete the project. The works were resumed a century later by the architect Benedetto Alfieri who completed them starting from Guarini's drawings. The castle became the property of the House of Savoy in 1792 and after the Napoleonic period it was chosen as a summer residence together with the ducal castle of Agliè. King Carlo Felice, together with his wife Maria Cristina, had the castle completely restored at the beginning of the 19th century, based on his own drawings. Similarly, work was done on the adjacent park with an Italian garden. Since the end of the 19th century, the castle which gained particular notoriety for the stay, in 1730, of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who had just entered the service of Count Ottavio Solaro - has been owned by the municipality of Govone. Since 2007, it has been part of the circuit of the 8 castles, better known as Castelli Doc. The network of castles includes the manors of Grinzane Cavour, Barolo, Serralunga d'Alba, Govone, Magliano Alfieri, Roddi, Mango and Benevello. It is also included in the circuit of the "Castelli Aperti" of Lower Piedmont.
Govone Castle is located in the province of Cuneo in the municipality of Govone. It was one of the residences of the royal house of Savoy from 1792 to 1870, since 1997 it is one of the buildings part of the Savoy residences site registered in the UNESCO world heritage list, it is now used as a town hall. In the position where the castle stands, on top of the hill, a fortress already stood in medieval times. At the end of the 17th century, the Solaro/Solari counts entrusted the architect Guarino Guarini with the works of expansion and embellishment of the castle. The architect prepared some drawings but did not complete the project. The works were resumed a century later by the architect Benedetto Alfieri who completed them starting from Guarini's drawings. The castle became the property of the House of Savoy in 1792 and after the Napoleonic period it was chosen as a summer residence together with the ducal castle of Agliè. King Carlo Felice, together with his wife Maria Cristina, had the castle completely restored at the beginning of the 19th century, based on his own drawings. Similarly, work was done on the adjacent park with an Italian garden. Since the end of the 19th century, the castle which gained particular notoriety for the stay, in 1730, of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who had just entered the service of Count Ottavio Solaro - has been owned by the municipality of Govone. Since 2007, it has been part of the circuit of the 8 castles, better known as Castelli Doc. The network of castles includes the manors of Grinzane Cavour, Barolo, Serralunga d'Alba, Govone, Magliano Alfieri, Roddi, Mango and Benevello. It is also included in the circuit of the "Castelli Aperti" of Lower Piedmont.
