Royal Residence
VILLA DELLA REGINA
includedReopened to the public after careful restoration, Villa della Regina, the scenic backdrop to the city, at the centre of the Italian-style gardens with pavilions, water features and newly productive agricultural areas, regains its former splendour. Since 1997, the Villa has been part of the Unesco Heritage of Royal Residences in Piedmont.
The complex of vineyards and gardens was built on the Turin hill in the early 17th century at the behest of Prince Cardinal Maurizio of Savoy, son of Duke Charles Emmanuel I, inspired by the model of the Roman villas. Between the 17th and 19th centuries, the Villa became part of the personal estate of the Princesses and Duchesses of the House of Savoy, who, with the dynasty's rise to the throne, assumed the title of Queens. It was during this period that the residence, now known as Queen's VillaIt underwent major transformations by great architects such as Filippo Juvarra and Giovanni Pietro Baroni di Tavigliano.
After the Unification of Italy, the Villa was donated to the Istituto Figlie dei Militari and used as a girls' boarding school from 1865 to 1943, when it was severely damaged by bombing during the Second World War. Years of neglect followed, until the building was entrusted to the Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Heritage, which began a lengthy restoration, allowing it to reopen to the public in 2006.
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