Piedmont · Torino
Agliè
A Canavese borgo whose Castello Ducale, a UNESCO Savoy residence since 1997, has been held by the d'Agliè since 1259.
Known for
CASTELLO DUCALE
UNESCO Savoy Residence since 1997, redesigned in the 1640s by Amedeo di Castellamonte for the d'Agliè branch of the Savoy court.
GUIDO GOZZANO
The Crepuscolar poet lived and wrote at Villa Meleto on the edge of the commune, where most of his published verse was composed.
PARCO DEL CASTELLO
Terraced 19th-century gardens with a Collino brothers fountain and an Italian-English layout enlarged in 1839.
When to visit
Best · Apr–Oct
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Why come
Agliè sits in the Canavese, thirty-five kilometers north of Torino on the foothills above the Po plain. The d'Agliè family held the fortified core from 1259. The conversion to a Sabauda residence began in the mid-1600s, when Count Filippo San Martino d'Agliè, favourite of the Regent Christine of France, brought in Amedeo di Castellamonte to add the two parallel galleries that frame the courtyard and the internal Chapel of San Massimo.
The castle entered the UNESCO list of Savoy Residences in 1997, fourteen royal sites recognised together as a single serial property. The Collino brothers designed the fountain in the gardens, which were enlarged in 1839 with terraced Italian and English layouts and an eighteenth-century basin showing the Dora Baltea flowing into the Po. Villa Meleto, on the edge of the commune, was the home of the Crepuscolar poet Guido Gozzano, who wrote much of his work there. The town carries the Bandiera Arancione of the Touring Club.
The Sunday letter
We haven’t written Agliè’s letter yet.
One town every Sunday, with the photo, the food, the festa. Be there when this one comes up. Free, by Peter & Sophia from Pietrasanta.
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What to see
Castello Ducale
UNESCO Savoy Residence held by the d'Agliè from 1259, transformed in the mid-1600s by Amedeo di Castellamonte for Count Filippo San Martino.
Giardini e Parco del Castello
Terraced Italian and English gardens enlarged in 1839, with a Collino brothers fountain and an 18th-century basin showing the Dora Baltea meeting the Po.
Chiesa di Santa Marta
Confraternity church in the centro storico, decorated with polychrome glazed terracottas from nearby Castellamonte.
Villa Meleto
Country house on the edge of the commune where the Crepuscolar poet Guido Gozzano lived and wrote much of his published verse.
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Living here
- Population 2,558
- Commuter belti
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Nearest airport Turin, 41 min drive
- Regional capital Torino, 45 min drive
Tags & datadesignations · numbers · sources
Recognised as
The numbers
- Elevation: 330 m
- Population: 2,558
- Surface area: 13.15 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories — ISTAT, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata — and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
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