CASTELLO DI ROCCA DE’ BALDI

Created as an imposing defensive fortress, the Rocca de’ Baldi Castle has spanned the centuries becoming a refined noble residence. The beating heart of the village, from 1675 it became the residence of the Marchesi Morozzo della Rocca. Once characterised by white stucco with black decorations - the heraldic colours of the family, still visible in the adjacent Badia - the castle now presents itself in its striking dark red colour scheme.

Its 20th-century history is equally intense: after being a bourgeois residence, from 1923 to 1973 it housed the Agricultural Colony Orphans of War, a fundamental institution that has welcomed and trained hundreds of young people for work.

The Exhibition Route

• The Piano Nobile: On the first floor, the rooms inhabited for two centuries by the Morozzo family open the doors to the private life of the nobility. A modern exhibition itinerary reveals, through panels and documents, the public stories and daily secrets of the main members of the lineage.
• The “Augusto Doro” Ethnographic Museum: The second floor houses the beating heart of Piedmontese rural culture. One of the most relevant multimedia sections on rural ethnography, the museum uses old maps, period photographs and traditional tools to narrate the metamorphosis of the Cuneo landscape. From tending cereals to ploughing, the economic and social history of the region comes to life through engaging visual installations.

The Park and Experimental Garden

The exterior is a botanical treasure trove of rare beauty. The garden is home to a majestic Cedar of Lebanon and three spectacular secular specimens of Sophora Japonica. Since 2017, thanks to collaboration with the Mondovì Agricultural Council, the orchard has become an experimental platform dedicated to ancient cultivars, enhanced by a vegetable garden and a corner reserved for medicinal herbs.

ℹ️ Visitor Information

The Castle is open seasonally, late April to mid-October, Sundays and public holidays.

• Guided tours: 2.45 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.
• Extraordinary evening openings: On 27/06 - 12/07 and 26/07 - 15/08/2026 (6.30 pm and 9 pm).
• Reservation recommended: Conitours | 0171 698749 | [email protected]

Note to subscribers: On the occasion of special visits and experiences (such as theme dates in the annual calendar), Abbonamento Musei Piemonte holders are also required to pay an additional fee of € 5,00.