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1. Carved wooden Cross 16. Church (from Verzuolo, Cirié, Valperga, Piobesi, GROUND LEVEL the 1884 Turin Expo: along the Po river and via
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(from the original in Fénis Castle) Piossasco, Strambino) – Exhibition Room surrounded by walls, the richly furnished
1. Entrance
corso raffaello
corso marconi
2. Rampart (from Bussoleno) 17. Avigliana House – Ticket Office castle rises above a small cluster of houses
2. Entrance Hall
3. Round angle tower (from st. Giorio Castle) 18. Chieri House 5
3. Inner Bailey and workshops. The buildings and the
4. Oglianico Tower with drawbridge 19. Tavern Yard (from Chieri, Pinerolo, Avigliana,
5/6.Ferrier’s oven and shelter (from Susa) Borgofranco with original well from Dronero)
4. Armory decorations are faithful copies of 15th century
5. Kitchen 4
7. Fountain (from Salbertrand) 20. Avigliana Tower castles as most indications for the furniture
6. Dining Hall 3 6 corso massimo d’azeglio
8. Pilgrims’ Lodging (from Serravalle Scrivia) 21. Pinerolo House and the settings came from the Civic Museum
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Esposizioni
Torino
Palazzo
9. Bussoleno Main House with blacksmith’s workshop 22. Mondovì House of Ancient Art. Within this great exhibition, parco del valentino
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10. Bussoleno Second House with paper mill 23. Pomegranate fountain (reproduction of the 1 that was meant to promote the industrial, gil
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11. Frossasco House with carpenter workshop original in the Issogne Castle) m e p
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technological and business development of f i u o
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12. Rivoli Gate 24. Ozegna House
the city, the medieval castle was intended as
corso fiume
13. Alba House with print shop 25. Borgofranco House
ponte isabella
an educational and promotional tool. The
14. Alba Tower 26. Malgrà House UNDERGROUND LEVEL
ENGLISH
MEDIEVALE
15. Cuorgnè House 27. Castle idea of the organizing Committee was to offer
7. Prisons an artistic and evocative example of the
28. Armory
Borgo Medievale Torino
DI TORINO
29. Garden of pleasure (Giardino delle delizie)
30. Garden of remedies (Giardino dei semplici) in Piedmont: a century of cultural and Parco del Valentino
31. Kitchen garden economic growth that blossomed under the Viale Virgilio 107
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duchy of Amedeo VIII, leaving many
important monuments throughout the region HOURS OF OPERATION ADMISSION ROCCA
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that needed to be preserved and enhanced, as BORGO Adults: 5 euros
28 most of them were still unknown, even to
April – October: 9 am – 8 pm Concessions: 4 euros
November – March: 9 am – 7 pm EDUCATIONAL
scholars. Such models of taste and technique Free admission Programmes and guided tours
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were presented as a precious lesson for the Tue – Sun: 10 am – 6 pm
30 FIRST FLOOR DISABLED ACCESS
local industry and handicraft, to encourage Last entrance: 5.15 pm Is limited as the Rocca is not
8. Guardian’s Room the production of historically inspired works Mondays closed easily reachable
16 9. Anteroom INFORMATION
of high artistic level. OTHER SERVICES
17 11 12 Tel. 011.443.1701/02 artisan shops • refreshment room
to Great Chamber 13
15 10 Many scholars, historians, technicians and borgomedievale@fondazione rent of museum spaces
11 6 5 10. Great Chamber
14 9 artists of the time took part in the planning torinomusei.it TRANSPORTATION
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11. Bedroom www.borgomedievaletorino.it Bus n. 42, 45, 67 • tram 9, 16, 18
23 18 12. Oratory of the castle, under the supervision of
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13. Maid's Chamber 9 architect Alfredo D’Andrade, together with
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22 13 14. Chapel 8 artist and connoisseur Vittorio Avondo,
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26 8 already curator of the restoration of the
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12 Issogne castle in the Valley of Aosta, and
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Riccardo Brayda.
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