There spring It is our favorite season to visit the treasures of our territory. This time we take you to the discovery of some historical houses and magnificent gardens of theAlto Piedmontstarting from Ticino Park up to the splendid Borromee islands on Lake Maggiore.
Alto Piedmont, the historical houses in the province of Novara
There are many in the upper Piedmont the Historic residences that allow you to travel through time. Some are well known, others less like Picchetta villa In Cameri (in the province of Novara), documented since 1610 and which today is the headquarters of the management body of the protected areas of Ticino and Lake Maggiore. The entire building is organized with a U -plan structure and preserves rich grotesque decorations of the octagon room and those of the portico on the west side, with landscape depictions. Villa Picchetta is open from 14 April to 28 July every Sunday from 14.30 to 18.30 With free admission without booking. For didactic guided tours it is necessary to book (all info on the site).
Further north, in Romagnano Sesia, there is Hunting villaa residence built in the mid -nineteenth century which served as a Caccia family’s country residence. Today is the seat of the Ethnographic historical museum of the Bassa Valsesiacustodian of tools, objects and settings that tell the ancient crafts and the daily life of the past. The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 15.30 to 18.30 and, for a fee, the guided tour can be requested.
A short distance away, in Borgomanero, it is also found Villa Marazzaa home with wrought iron balconies on the facade and a lush park. Inside there are decorated wooden ceilings, marble fireplaces and a library rich in ancient volumes, prints, incunabula and five hundred, legacy of the lawyer and politician Achille Marazza. The library is open to the public, according to the times reported on Foundation site.
Alto Piemonte, the historic houses of Biella and surroundings
Also a Biella There are many houses and villas to visit. It starts with La Marmora Palace: a place that tells centuries of history, from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Residence of the Marquis Mori Ubaldini of the Alberti La Marmora, is today one House Museum which preserves original furnishings, paintings and archives; By visiting the building you can visit private spaces, such as the large gallery and the rectangular tower to have a special point of view from above. The palace is open to visits from June to September (all details online).
Always in Biella you can also visit Palazzo Gromo Losa who has a beautiful Italian garden dedicated to the squad. Along the central pergola the different varieties intertwine, while next to the large central lawn, there are Garden of essences It is a space dedicated to camellias. The building is currently open during the times of the exhibition Steve McCurry. Uplands & Icons(underway until May 18): Wednesday and Thursday 15.00-19.00 and Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10.00-19.00.
To conclude a trip Out of the Biellese Also to mark the Montecavallo Castlebuilt in 1830 on the remains of a thirteenth century Casaforte, which is a rare example of neo -Gothic architecture and today is a winery; The Castellengo Castle which preserves ancient vineyards, where the renowned Nebbiolo and Erbaluce are grown. His eighteenth -century cellars tell a story of flavors and wine culture, which characterizes these hills. The castle also has 3 rooms with private bathroom; And Villa wasdesigned between 1884 and 1888, with its monumental style and the surrounding vineyards, celebrates the encounter between nineteenth -century elegance and the link with the territory.
Vercelli’s homes
TO Vercelli, House Centoris enchants with its elegant courtyard and the restored bramantesca facade, while the adjacent Face of the one hundreda picturesque covered alley, connects directly to the city center. Not far away, the Palazzo dei Tizzoni It is the home of one of the most influential medieval Ghibelline families, with still beautiful frescoes of the Salone at the entrance, the only known profane work of the painter Guglielmo Caccia, called “Il Moncalvo”.
On Lake Maggiore between beautiful villas and gardens
Villas and gardens are the protagonists of the area of Lake Maggiorewith among the many Taranto Villa in Pallanza, Pallavicino villa in Stresa and the Borromee Islands.
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The botanical garden of Taranto Villa It is famous all over the world for the wealth of botanical species from 5 continents. Created in the 1930s by an idea of ​​the Scottish captain Mc EacaCern, today the botanical heritage of the gardens of Villa Taranto includes about 20,000 varieties and species of great value, scattered between mirrors of water. In this corner of wonder overlooking the lake, you walk through the Viale delle Conifere, The labyrinth of the Dahlie, the Victoria Serra with the vertical garden, the valley, the terraced gardens and the herbarium. The villa is open from 13 March to 2 November and the times can be found on the site.
Pallavicino villanow owned by the Borromeo family, is an 18 -hectare park where The botanical and fauna soul live in harmony: here you can meet Tibetan and jumping goats, sheep, blade, alpaca and fallow deer. The vegetation is rich and abundant of centuries -old brown and Lyriodenders among the oldest in Italy, red beech trees, maples, larchs, Ginkgo Biloba, Sequoie and Magnolie, but the king of the park is the extraordinary and impressive cedar of Lebanon.
To see at least once in life are the Borromee Islands on Lake Maggiore. THE’Mother islandthe largest in the archipelago, hosts a Exotic garden with rare plants coming from all over the world. Between Camelie, Magnolie, Ibiscus and secular trees, nature is expressed in all its spectacularity, accompanied by the profile of the Palazzo civioreco.
THE’Beautiful island It is characterized by baroque perfection. Transformed over the centuries by the Borromeo family, it is a masterpiece in which art and nature create a perfect combination: the Borromeo Palacewith its sumptuous frescoed salons, dialogue with i Italian gardens Distributed on ten terraces sloping towards the lake. Beautiful the Massimo Theater and the flowering stairs overlooking the lake.
Source: Vanity Fair
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