Govone

The main seat of Nutkao, an international contract manufacturer that specializes in the creation and production of creams and spreads, is located in the hamlet of Canove di Govone.

King Charles Felix together with his wife Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily, had the castle completely restored at the beginning of the 19th century, based on his own designs.

Like many other historic Savoy residences in Piedmont, it is a destination for visitors attracted especially by the monumental and spectacular two-flight grand staircase full of relief's and telamones that come from the gardens of Venaria Reale.

Some rooms are decorated with precious Chinese wallpapers; the ballroom is frescoed with scenes reproducing the mythological episode of Niobe - by Luigi Vacca and Fabrizio Sevesi.

The network of castles includes the manors of Grinzane Cavour, Barolo, Serralunga d'Alba, Govone, Magliano Alfieri, Roddi, Mango and Benevello.

Govone and its castle.
View of the castle from the gardens