The Langhe Castles
	The Faletti Castle in an ancient building of the important history has got an austere and imposing aspect of the fairy-tale castle. It seems, in fact, that Berengario I allowed to the local fealty a fortress’ building to protect the frequent raids of Saracen people and people from Hungary. After a series of various situations the castle became property of Falletti’s, who redecorated it and made it their home and then their country accommodation.
Between the most important guests, during the last Falletti’s age we can remember Silvio Pellico, introduced to the marchioness Colbert from Cesare Balbo after the Spielberg imprisonment; he became, then, close friend, faithful advisor and manager of the Falletti’s library. Pellico and the marchioness used to spend long days together between the Falletti’s and Volta’s castle, to read and have long conversations. When the noble woman died, the Falletti’s castle went to the Opera Pio Barolo; after hard works of redecoration that completely change the building, it was transformed into the Collegio Barolo.
	Nowadays the castle wine shops guest the Regional wine-tasting shop from Barolo, while the second level is dedicated to the Ethnographic- Wine Museum. The first level, the so called noble level, offers to the admired eyes of the visitor the four seasons Salon; wide and full of light environment with furniture from the last emperor style; it gives its name to the four paintings that surmount the doors and which are dedicated to the different seasons. From this place you go to the coat of arms’ Sale, whose ceiling is decorated with the Falletti’s and their relatives’ emblems. The presence of Silvio Pellico is represented by his room, characterized by the walls that seem covered by material, and by the Library, that preserved about three thousand tests between the XVth and the XIVth century. Then, from the terrace of the castle you can see the wonderful landscape that hugs the low Langa and some of the most important Barolo’s crus.
Grinzane Cavour Castle Two, on all, the interest reasons about this important castle: the wonderful landscape that visibly gets lost on the Langhe’ s vineyards, and the almost visible presence of Camillo Benso, Count in Cavour, who stayed there between the 1832 and the 1849. It is possible to admire, in fact, his room and the sales that preserve old furniture and relics from Cavour.
Here the Count was interested in innovations in the agriculture and wine field. The origins of the castle are around the 1200, but only the repairs of the 1961, in occasion of the first Italian Unite century, gives it the original aspect. At the moment you find the Piemontese Regional Wine Shop “Cavour” and it is possible to visit the Museum with the relics from Cavour and the Ethnographic Museum.
The Barolo is appreciated for its culture, tradition and hard work: thanks to the high quality, this product keeps its presence on the market, obtains further consensus and has imagine and popularity confirmation both in national and international field.
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Creato il :1/14/2010