{"id":23114,"date":"2026-04-13T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/moncalieri-castle-tour\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T13:46:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T11:46:26","slug":"moncalieri-castle-tour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/en\/visit-la-reggia-di-venaria\/moncalieri-castle-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Moncalieri Castle Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tBuilt in the Middle Ages as a fortress for defensive purposes on the hill of Turin, the Moncalieri Castle was transformed in the Baroque era into a royal residence of the Savoy family and in the 19th century was the scene of important historical events.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe <strong>Royal Apartments of Moncalieri Castle<\/strong> are open to the public.<br \/>\n\tManagement of the opening and guided tours is entrusted to the Consorzio delle Residenze Reali Sabaude.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTours are available on <strong>Fridays, Saturdays<\/strong>,<strong> Sundays and public holidays<\/strong> <strong>from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m<\/strong>. The tour is <strong>accompanied <\/strong>by a guide, and we recommend that you book and purchase your ticket for admission in advance, choosing the day and time:<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lavenaria.museitorino.it\/en\/\" title=\"External website for online purchase\">Online purchase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIt is possible to admire\u00a0the <strong>Apartments of the Princesses<\/strong> Maria Letizia and Maria Clotilde, the <strong>Royal Chapel<\/strong> and the <strong>Apartment of Vittorio Emanuele II<\/strong>, in a succession of richly decorated rooms that take visitors through the wonders preserved inside Moncalieri Castle.\u00a0\u00a0The tour also takes visitors through the rooms of the <strong>south-east tower<\/strong>, which were restored after the violent fire that broke out in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/residenzerealisabaude.com\/en\/castello-di-moncalieri\/\" title=\"Website of the Savoy Royal Residences\">Find out more<\/a> about the Castle.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\tThe King\u2019s Forest (Il Bosco del Re)<\/h3>\n<p>\n\tFor the first time in history, starting on 12 April 2025 the <strong>King\u2019s Forest<\/strong>, the monumental park of the Moncalieri Castle, is now accessible to the public.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tApproximately <strong>seven hectares of green lung<\/strong> extend over the hill of Moncalieri, offering its visitors a <strong>breathtaking panoramic view <\/strong>that makes this historic garden unique compared to all the other Residences of the House of Savoy, thanks to its <strong>privileged position overlooking the city of Turin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAdmission is <strong>free <\/strong>and no booking is required.<br \/>\n\tThe park is open <strong>from Friday to Sunday<\/strong>, from <strong>8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m<\/strong>. in summer and from <strong>8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.<\/strong> in winter.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visitmoncalieri.it\/cosa-fare\/bosco-del-re\/\" title=\"website Visit Moncalieri\">Find out more<\/a> (in Italian)<\/p>\n<h3>\n\tGuided tours by appointment<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Groups and schools<\/strong> (primary, secondary and high school) can book a guided tour of the Castle from Friday to Sunday and on public holidays.\u00a0The visit lasts one hour.<br \/>\n\tSee the <a href=\"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/visita\/biglietti-e-prenotazioni\/prenotazioni\">Reservations<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\n\tWHERE<\/h3>\n<p>\n\tMoncalieri Castle Piazza Baden Baden, 4 \u2013 Moncalieri (TO)<\/p>\n<h3>\n\tWHEN<\/h3>\n<p>\n\tFridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: <strong>10 a.m. to 6 p.m<\/strong>. (last admission 5 p.m.).<\/p>\n<h3>\n\tHOW<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t<strong>Tickets<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tFull price:\u00a0<strong>7\u00a0euros<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tReduction:\u00a0<strong>5\u00a0euros<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tSingle:\u00a0<em>young visitors from 6 to 20 years of age<\/em>;\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\tGroups:\u00a05 euros per person (<em>minimum 12, maximum 25 people<\/em>);<br \/>\n\t\tSchools: free on Fridays; 2 euros per pupil on Saturdays and Sundays (<em>minimum 12 pupils, maximum 25, free entry for 1 chaperone for every 12 pupils<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<strong>Free<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<em>Children under 6, disabled people and their chaperone, chaperones of organised groups (maximum 1 for every 25 people), Abbonamento Musei Torino Piemonte and Torino+Piemonte Card holders<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lavenaria.museitorino.it\/en\/\" title=\"External website for online purchase\">Online booking is recommended<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Apartment of Vittorio Emanuele II is not accessible to the <strong>mobility-impaired<\/strong> due to the presence of stairs.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDogs are not allowed.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong>For information<\/strong>:<br \/>\n\ttel.+39 011 4992333 (Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built in the Middle Ages as a fortress for defensive purposes on the hill of Turin, the Moncalieri Castle was&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22215,"parent":23039,"menu_order":917,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"area-tematica-evento":[],"class_list":["post-23114","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23114\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"area-tematica-evento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lavenaria.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area-tematica-evento?post=23114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}