I Giardini Reali

A small Versailles

Address:

Piazza Castello, 189 - Via F.Campana 24
10100 - Centre
Turin

Nearest Bus or Train:

13, 15

Open Hours:

Not available

The Royal Gardens on one side of Piazza Castello were created by the famous French landscape artist, André Le Nôtre, the young genius that designed the gardens at Versailles and the Tuileries. The original gardens were laid out in the 16th c. for Emanuele Filiberto, then enlarged in 1669 by Amedeo Castellamonte. Le Nôtre intervened at the end of the century during the reign of Vittorio Emanuele II and succeeded in creating a masterpiece despite the area available being limited. The gardens are a key point for believers in "Magic Turin". The most important location is the site of the Fountain of the Naiads and Tritons. The saying goes that if you have a problem, walk 3 times around it and you will be helped to find the solution.

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