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Royal Residence

Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi

Nichelino (TO)

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An extraordinary 18th-century Savoy residence, it offers the opportunity to visit the Appartamento di Levante, the Central Salon and the King's and Queen's Apartments. The rooms preserve precious 18th-century furnishings, testimony to the refined mastery of Piedmontese cabinet-making.

The Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi is one of the Europe's most extraordinary 18th-century complexes, famous for the richness of the original furnishings, the paintings, the masterpieces of cabinet making and the perfect integration with the surrounding landscape.

Its construction began in 1729 designed by Filippo Juvarra, and continued until the end of the 18th century with Benedetto Alfieri and other architects, including Giovanni Tommaso Prunotto, Ignazio Birago of Borgaro, Ludovico Bo e Ignatius Bertola.

Exceptional testimony of the late Juvarra Baroque and the sophistication of Benedetto Alfieri, the Palazzina reflects the the spirit of international rococo of the great European royal residences. It was place of recreation and hunting in the life of the Savoy court, sumptuous party and wedding venue between the 18th and 19th centuries, and Napoleon's favourite residence in the early 19th century.

In the early 20th century it became Queen Margaret's Residence, and from 1919 hosts the Furnishing Museum, which enhances its history and exceptional artistic heritage.