Agliè - Castellamonte
Agliè | San Giorgio Canavese - Agliè (4,6 Km) | Agliè Castle and the village
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As you walk through the streets of the "borgo", starting from Piazza Castello, you'll find yourself travelling back in time, starting with a visit to the Church of Santa Marta, a masterpiece of baroque art.
You can also take the chance to go on a guided tour of the castle.
Agliè Castle dates back to the 12th century and was bought by the Savoy family in the 18th century with the intention of using it as a summer residence for the royal family.
Don't leave the Palazzo Ducale without visiting the gardens and the park: you will find mature trees, box hedges, statues and fountains, flowerbeds, an orangery and, at the entrance to the park, which was also used for numerous scenes in the film, the 18th-century fountain representing the Dora Baltea throwing herself in the Po.
Address: Piazza Castello - AGLIÈ
Opening times: All year round, from Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Information: Castello di Agliè, tel. 0124 330102
| Villa "Il Meleto"
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Villa "Il Meleto", the summer residence of the poet Guido Gozzano, is well worth visiting. This Liberty-style villa now houses a museum on the writer and also a display of original items and furnishings: the living-room, the study, the library, "le buone cose di pessimo gusto" ("the good things of extremely bad taste").
Opening times: Tuesday, and from Thursday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 3 - 7 p.m.
Information: Tel. 0124 330150
| Castellamonte | Agliè - Castellamonte (1,7 Km) | Ceramics Museum
 | You should visit the Ceramics Museum housed in the restored rooms of Palazzo Botton at Castellamonte, which started as a "Municipal Collection of Terra Rossa" before being opened to the public in 1993
The historic collection consists of fragments of friezes, capitals, earthenware, "Franklin" firedogs and parts of 17th, 18th and 19th century stoves
Instead the modern part consists of a vast collection of works from all over Italy, donated to the Museum by artists who have taken part in the annual Ceramics Exhibition, works by craftsmen from Castellamonte, including earthenware and stoves, and creative items by students at the Art Institute.
| The Historic Centre of Castellamonte
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The historic centre of Castellamonte is dominated by the imposing Rotonda Antonelliana, the perimeter wall of what should, according to the 1842 project by the architect Alessandro Antonelli, have been a large parish church, and by the Arco di Pomodoro. The latter records Arnaldo Pomodoro's participation in the 25th Ceramics Exhibition (1995). The arch now forms a striking feature of the Rotonda Antonelliana; it has a radius of 6 metres and each facet is made up of 7 decorated tiles alternating with other plain tiles, all in terracotta.
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