Savoy Castle (Gressoney-Saint-Jean)

Savoy Castle (Italian: Castel Savoia; French: Château Savoie) is a historic residence situated in Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Italy, near the village of Òbre Biel.

The villa, commissioned by Margherita of Savoy, was designed by Italian architect Emilio Stramucci and built between 1899 and 1904, with the first stone being laid on August 24, 1899. Margherita of Savoy took the decision to build her own residence in Gressoney after being fascinated by the beauty of the Lys Valley during her several stays there as host in the villa of Barons Peck-Beccoz, later renamed into Villa Margherita in her honor.

In 1981, the property was acquired by the Aosta Valley region.

The property comprises several buildings, including the castle proper, the Villa Belvedere and the Romitaggio Carducci. The castle is a three-storey eclectic villa characterized by the presence of five towers. The ground floor housed the living quarters, while the noble floor housed the royal apartments and the second floor was reserved to gentlemen of the court.

The castle grounds house the Savoy Castle Alpine Botanical Garden.

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Savoy Castle (Gressoney-Saint-Jean) ranks #2,070 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #155 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Founded 1899 — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,335 times in the last 60 days, more than 83% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 69,000 visitors in 2022. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Novara, 71 km away. It is one of the 16 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Aosta Valley. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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