Borgo e Rocca Medievale

About the museum

The Medieval Village was built for the Italian General Exhibition of 1884 in Turin, with the aim of presenting the medieval architecture and art of Piedmont and the Aosta Valley. The team of designers was led by Alfredo d’Andrade, an architect and archaeologist of Portuguese origin.

The Borgo is a picturesque village on the banks of the Po, in the Parco del Valentino, which reconstructs more than forty civic, defensive and noble buildings of the late Middle Ages. The Rocca, which forms its museum part, reproduces a 15th-century fortified residence with the guards’ hall, the kitchens, the baron’s chamber, the throne room and a chapel with frescoes copied from those of the abbey of Sant’Antonio di Ranverso. The route ends in the medieval garden, laid out in 1998.

The complex is closed to the public for requalification works funded by the PNRR (Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan), within the project “Torino, il suo parco, il suo fiume: memoria e futuro”; the official website does not give a reopening date.

Highlights

• Reconstructed village of more than forty late-medieval buildings
• Rocca: guards’ hall, kitchens, baron’s chamber and throne room
• Chapel with frescoes copied from those of Sant’Antonio di Ranverso
• Medieval garden laid out in 1998
• Location on the Po, in the Parco del Valentino

Founded

1884

Operated by

Città di Torino

Visitors per year

approx. 100,000

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Access is limited to the spaces of the Borgo; the Rocca and the garden are difficult to reach for people with motor disabilities. Free admission for visitors with disabilities and one companion.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Kids’ birthday parties

Before the closure the Borgo offered educational activities for schools and families, themed visits, workshops, events and birthday parties.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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