Italian World Cultural Heritage Tour: The Palace of Venaria!
I finally arrived at the other side of the Anywhere Door: Turin, Italy
►World Cultural Heritage around Turin
The Palace of Venaria La Venaria Reale, one of the grand ducal residences of the last Italian royal family, the House of Savoy Savoia, in the Piedmont region! It is considered a model of Baroque architecture, and even the design of Versailles was inspired by it!
►Tour Route
1. The Palace Reggia
The palace was started in 1675, designed by the Italian architect Amedeo di Castellamonte, and funded by Duke Carlo Emanuele II of the Savoy family, mainly used as a royal hunting ground at that time. It was listed as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1997.
European palaces, including noble estates, are mostly divided into House and Garden parts, and the larger ones have their own Forest. The House is the main part, fully functional, including a chapel, reception room, dining room, collection room, study, bedroom, etc.
The House here is the palace, in Italian Reggia
2. La Mandria Natural Park Parco Naturale La Mandria
The small woods outside, also the hunting grounds of the past
3. Garden
The small lake in the Garden, calm as a mirror
This place is particularly suitable for contemplation, or just daydreaming...
►Self-drive: The town of Venaria is a 40-minute drive from Turin