Castello di Montalenghe
The Montalenghe Castle, a property of considerable historical, architectural and naturalistic value, is located on a promontory characterized by a beautiful view of the surrounding landscape that rises from the center of the village. Completely protected by a perimeter wall to the entire property, maintains the characteristics of total privacy and dominance compared to the built without losing comfort. Reachable in 15 minutes by motorway from Turin, on the roads of wine tourism and food of the wines of Canavese. Two carports allow a car arrival in front of the Castle and the Farm. The property is spread over about 6 hectares of land, characterized by three well-defined environments: the garden, the forest and the historic park in which you can admire 40 species of secular trees including specimens of Ginkgo Biloba, Sequoia, Tasso, Magnolia grandiflora, Plane tree, Maple. In particular, the Cedar of Lebanon of rare beauty stands out among all placed on the highest point of the promontory in front of the Castle that boasts a circumference of about 14 m, a height of about 35 m and an age of about 300 years, It is one of the largest and longest-standing monumental trees in Europe. The first historical evidence of Montalenghe date back to XII, in 1696 the feud was bought by Marco Francesco dei Balestrieri and in 1733 passed to the Negri di San Giorgio who began the projects for the construction of a new building. In 1733 the architect Carlo Giacinto Roero Conte di Guarene accepted the task of expanding the Castello di Montalenghe, the project designed with strong references to the baroque style of the Castello di Guarene, is recognized in the design of the facade, in the monumental staircase, in the Hall of Honor with double height, all distributed with elegance on three floors, two dedicated to the noble owners, enriched by halls with stuccos, decorations, fireplaces and fine and the last floor dedicated to the servants.
In 1800 Napoleon Bonaparte, staying at the Castello di Montalenghe, praised the beauty of the flower garden and pronounced
a short speech in the town square.
In 1860 the castle was bought by the Cavalier Gualberto Gromis of Trana, who had several restoration works carried out. The sale also includes the Cascina Rossa, a charming building with typical 18th century structure in Piedmont, located inside the property near the access from the street, bound by the Soprintendenza as a valuable historic and architectural asset.
The Castle and La Cascina Rossa immersed in the large park form a "unicum" of rare beauty, an uncontaminated oasis of peace, nature and history that is well suited for multiple activities both for private use and for investment purposes, In addition, the recent redevelopment project already authorized by the Superintendent takes advantage of the possibility to start the redevelopment and restoration work also for the creation of new housing units.
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