The magnificent castle of Grinzane Cavour. Piedmont region, Italy

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The Grinzane Cavour is located in the homonymous municipality, in the ground of the Piedmont Langhe, famous for its truffles and wine. The town is not far from Alba, the heart of the Langhe. Grinzane Cavour was led by the mayor for a short period leading Camillo Benso di Cavour, personalities who gave the country (and the castle) notoriety 'and advertising. The castle stands on a hill, well preserved and renovated, inside a bar, a reception, a permanent exhibition, a luxurious restaurant. A small garden around the park provides green and ample parking. The castle has different plans and when the plans can be visited by guided tour (audio guide) of the exhibition devoted to Langa, Cavour and the past in Langa.
Entrance fee is included in the audio guide. The castle is already apparent in 'by the highway that leads to Alba arriving from Bra, antique bricks, is a place many tourists and frequented the restaurant within a wing of the castle you can enjoy traditional dishes and delicacies and wines .
On the back of the castle you can 'find a garden with benches and toilets. Castle Grinzane you can enjoy a view over the surrounding Langhe with meadows, vineyards and vegetable patches.
Visiting hours and openings of the castle in force all year: 9.00-12:00 / 14.00-18.00
The receptionist on the ground floor are available for information about the area and you can freely download brochures and information leaflets castles, tourism initiatives, etc.. place. Near the castle is located a church and half bust of Count Camillo Benso di Cavour.
Address: Via Castello, 05
12060th Grinzane Cavour, CN
The visit took place one day when we were around for castles "in Langa, between a castle and the other went too Grinzane. The castle is in excellent condition, restored, visible from the road that connects Bra and Alba, we see and especially towers from above. Grinzane is a small hilltop village of Langa and the castle is the strong point, dedicated to Count Camillo Benso di Cavour, who was for a time mayor of the place. A plaque on the castle is dedicated to him, so 'as the medium bronze bust marked the beginning of the road that leads first to the church and the entrance to the castle where this time there is an exhibition and exhibition dedicated to truffles, wines of the Langa, art, crafts fair of the truffle and the old and the life of the Langhe.
The castle has several floors and every room has something interesting to watch e. .. listen to an audio guide is provided with the ticket. In the castle there are also some documents dedicated to Cavour, records and documents compiled by him, his bedroom, some reproductions of the face of Cavour, and some paintings.
4.50 euro entry applies them all, a nice one hour between wine and paintings in one of the most 'beautiful castles in Langa ....
Attached to the castle is a luxury restaurant that is often used for wedding receptions and dinners.
Entering one quickly the entities' historical and artistic place, a reception was arranged to give information and make the tickets, free brochures. Accessed through the turnstile of metal (we are not at the stadium), in a room dedicated to Cavour with a big screen where he himself (a good actor who impersonates), talks about her life, including paintings and covers with pictures of the castles of the Langhe. Go up the first floor to the left to admire a beautiful hall, a hall, witnessed meetings and councils, currently used for meetings etc. as it is in this castle of the activities that take place to the famous truffle fair in Alba. The lounge has comfortable armchairs, coffered ceilings, frescoes, coats of arms and towels with images of important men who have come this far.
A big old fireplace, inlaid wood furniture, antique chairs, wooden benches. The room is very nice and spacious. From here, 'you move to another room dedicated to the truffle, with a sort of room where videos are projected on the truffles. The room is wood and everywhere there are references to the famous tuber d'Alba. We then move to a big room with beautiful frescoed ceilings, hunting scenes, cherubs, cupids, women, etc. .... definitely a ceiling to admire. At the end of the hall is a large conference table, side panels with monitor advertising, large posters with pictures and explanations in 3 languages on food and wine of the Langhe. Projector gives an image of white light on the ground of a "pen" of the Alps. Original.
We then move into a narrow corridor with a tower full of famous and historic wines, bottles of fine wine "in the window. At this point you will reach the upper floors of furnished rooms with windows and windows to see where inside there are all objects of the past and ancient setting an old kitchen of the 600 fully assembled, religious clothing, tools 800, and so ' ...... there's a way for people to admire saco all this jubilation to Langa ...
We climb again and we reach the top floor where we exhibited in a large window are the tools used by farmers in the early 900's, the bedroom of Cavour, Conte documents, photographs, .....
Coffered ceilings and frescoes everywhere.
..... We are in a castle and castle. From above you see the inner courtyard occupied by bar tables and in a narrow corridor, secondary entrance, there are paintings devoted to modern Alba and another reception.
Exit the camera smokes ........ but my little culture while growing, slowly.
E'i a castle very beautiful and I recommend everyone go and visit him, to 4.50 euros ...... in more 'is part of the "castles open" which takes place every year in Piedmont and beyond.
Children might get bored a bit qui.ma who like Langa and castelli.si go to the wedding!