Grinzane Cavour is a ''
comune'' (municipality) in the
Province of Cuneo in the
Italian region
Piedmont, located about southeast of
Turin and about northeast of
Cuneo.
Grinzane Cavour borders the municipalities of
Alba and
Diano d'Alba.
Originally simply known as Grinzane, it switched to the current name in homage to
Camillo Benso, Count Cavour, who was mayor of the city for 17 years.
The main attraction is the
massive medieval castle. Until 2009, Grinzane Cavour was also the seat of the eponymous
literary award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author.
Organizations
Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...
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Twin towns
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Canosa di Puglia, Italy
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Piedmont
Castles in Italy
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