Castello Di Montaldo

Castello di Montaldo, now a 4-star superior hotel with the largest wellness spa in Turin and province, among the most exclusive venues for weddings in all of Piedmont, is a fascinating complex whose history commenced over a thousand years ago. On this page is a brief summary of the most significant passages from its foundation to more recent times. In the municipality of Montaldo Torinese, Castello di Montaldo rose o…

Castello di Montaldo, now a 4-star superior hotel with the largest wellness spa in Turin and province, among the most exclusive venues for weddings in all of Piedmont, is a fascinating complex whose history commenced over a thousand years ago. On this page is a brief summary of the most significant passages from its foundation to more recent times. In the municipality of Montaldo Torinese, Castello di Montaldo rose out of a long and complex construction history that can be broken up into four main phases:XI-XV centuryThe castle, presumably founded between 1011 and 1038 under Landolfo Vescovo of Turin, was completed in approximately 1080 by the hand of his successors Pietro Guidone and Cuniberto. The layout, in medieval times, consisted of two L-shaped wings to which the first ramparts and and towers were annexed. XVI–XVII centuryThe wing at midday was built and the transformation o