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The Roccolo Castle – a Neo-Gothic style residence whose building started in 1831 – was the summer residence of Marquis Roberto Tapparelli d’Azeglio and Costanza Alfieri di Sostegno.
The park is an outstanding example of historical garden in Piedmont and was created under the direct supervision of the owners. A letter by Roberto d’Azeglio to his son Emanuele, dated 1831, mentions the intervention on the Roccolo Park of Xavier Kurten, the same famous landscape architect who, from 1820, started redesigning the paths and areas of the park of the Royal Racconigi Castle.
Over the years, the park was then altered, with reference to two different types of garden: in the section at the rear of the castle, the mark of Costanza Alfieri di Sostegno is detectable, with a more spiritual and romantic interpretation, given by the presence of a series of small waterfalls (restored in 2007) and other water features, whereas in the area in front of the castle, embellished by a set of terraces, there is a more classic vision closer to the ideas of Guglielmo Moffa di Lisio, a cousin of Roberto d’Azeglio. There were several changes and innovations made to the park, judging from the letters written by Roberto Tapparelli d’Azeglio and Costanza Alfieri di Sostegno to their son Emanuele, during the period from 1831 to 1862.
At the Roccolo Castle, in addition to Massimo d’Azeglio and the representatives of Piedmont’s nobility, other guests who stayed there included the Princes of Savoy, Umberto, Amedeo e Oddone – the children of King Victor Emmanuel II –, who had a great time on the little boat on the lake gracing the garden in front of the castle.
Since 2001, the Roccolo Castle and Park have been undergoing extensive reclamation, renovation and restoration work carried out by the Marcovaldo Cultural Association, with the financial support of the European Union and the Piedmont Region: 2003 marked the inauguration of the restored monumental Greenhouses.
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Frazione S. Quintino 17
12022 Busca (CN)
tel. 0171/618260
(Ass. Cult. Marcovaldo)
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Informations
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from 24th March to 26th October. Closed in August.
Opening times: Saturdays and other midweek holidays 2:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Sundays 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
In October, only Sunday afternoons: 2:30 PM – 7:00 PM
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Tickets
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ADULT 5.00 €
REDUCED 3.00 € (children 7- 14 and over 65, TCI, ACLI, Marcovaldo members)
COMPLIMENTARY Subscribers to Musei Torino Piemonte 2008
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Facilities
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For further information and bookings (for groups, even outside normal opening times): Marcovaldo Cultural Association, via Cappuccini, 29 - 12023 Caraglio (CN),
tel. +39/0171/618260, fax. +39/0171/610735, info@marcovaldo.it, www.marcovaldo.it
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