Agliè (

Piedmontese Piedmontese (; autonym: or , in it, piemontese) is a language spoken by some 2,000,000 people mostly in Piedmont, northwestern region of Italy. Although considered by most linguists a separate language, in Italy it is often mistakenly regard ...

: ''Ajé'') is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

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in the Italian region

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, located about north of

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. Agliè borders the following municipalities:

San Martino Canavese San Martino Canavese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. San Martino Canavese borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte, Pavone Canavese, Collere ...

Torre Canavese Torre Canavese (Piedmontese: ''La Tor Bèr'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin. Torre Canavese borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte, Qu ...

Bairo Bairo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, about north of Turin. Bairo borders the following municipalities: Castellamonte, Torre Canavese, Agliè, and Ozegna Ozegna is a ''comune'' ...

, Vialfrè,

Cuceglio Cuceglio (''Cusele'' in Piedmontese language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin. Monuments and places of interest In Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, ...

San Giorgio Canavese San Giorgio Canavese is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy. The main attraction is the castle, once a possession of the Novarese counts of Biandrate. Near San Giorgio in San Giusto t ...

, and

Ozegna Ozegna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural ...

Main sights

Agliè's main attraction is its ''Castello Ducale'', one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, listed in the

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s. Dating from the 12th century, it was originally a possession of the counts of San Martino. In the 17th century, it was turned into a rich residence by count Filippo d'Agliè, but was ravaged during the French invasion of 1706. In 1765 it was acquired by

Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy Charles Emmanuel III (27 April 1701 – 20 February 1773) was Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his death. Biography He was born in Turin to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy and his first wife the French Anne Marie d'Orléans. H ...

and sold to his son Benedetto of Savoy who had it radically renewed ten years later, under design by Ignazio Birago di Bòrgaro. Thenceforth it was a summer residence for the

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. It was sold to the Italian state in 1939. It has a monumental façade with two stairs and a fountain; the interior includes 300 rooms, mostly provided with contemporary furniture. The castle is surrounded by large

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- and Italian-style gardens. It was used as the location for the Italian series ''

Elisa di Rivombrosa ''Elisa di Rivombrosa'' is an Italian television series (partly inspired by the 1740 novel '' Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded'') about a love story in 18th century Italy between Fabrizio Ristori, a young Italian Count, and his mother's maid, Elisa. I ...

'' as Rivombrosa. Other sights include: *Church of ''Santa Marta'', an example of

Baroque architecture Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means t ...

by Costanzo Michela *''Parrocchiale di San Massimo'', annexed to the castle *''Villa Meleto'', a 19th-century countryside residence used by the poet

Guido Gozzano Guido Gustavo Gozzano (19 December 1883 – 9 August 1916) was an Italian poet and writer. Biography He was born in Turin, the son of Fausto Gozzano, an engineer, and of Diodata Mautino, the daughter of Senator Mautino, patriot and supporter of ...

*Church of ''San Gaudenzio'', where Gozzano is buried.

References

External links

Statute of the Comune di Agliè

Agliè Online

Castello di Agliè
Canavese Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Turin-geo-stub