Castello di Pralormo

About the museum

The castle was founded in the 13th century as a square fortress to defend the territory, originally surrounded by a moat with a drawbridge. It passed from the lords of Anterisio to the Biandrate and, around 1300, to the Roero, who added two round towers and a large keep. In 1680 Giacomo Beraudo, ancestor of the present owners, the Counts Beraudo di Pralormo, arrived from Barcelonnette; in 1730 they had the chapel built to a design by the architect Galletti.

Between 1830 and 1840 Count Carlo Beraudo di Pralormo, a diplomat and minister of the interior in the Albertine era, entrusted the transformation of the interiors into a representative residence to the architect Ernesto Melano, who had also worked on the Castello Reale di Racconigi. The moat and drawbridge were removed, the entrance portico and a large staircase were built, and the covered courtyard became the grand salon. The landscape designer Xaver Kurten created the English-style park. Later the Orangerie, the large farmstead and the glass-and-iron greenhouse were added.

The castle is still lived in by the family, who preserve it and open part of it to the public. The guided visit shows how the people who worked and lived in the house lived between the mid-19th and early 20th centuries: cellar, pantry with china and silverware, servants' room, kitchen, grand salon, neoclassical dining room, the minister's study and the blue drawing room.

Highlights

• Kitchen with copper pans, ice houses and pastry tools
• Grand salon with a Venetian-style mosaic floor and candle chandelier
• Study of minister Carlo Beraudo di Pralormo in Pompeian style
• Blue drawing room with trompe l'oeil painting
• English-style park by Xaver Kurten, open in spring with the exhibition Messer Tulipano
• Residence still inhabited by its owners

Permanent exhibition

• Visita guidata agli ambienti storici del castello – Route through the cellar, kitchen, servants' room, grand salon, dining room, the minister's study and the blue drawing room, to discover daily life in the castle between the 19th and 20th centuries.

Operated by

Famiglia Beraudo di Pralormo

Visitors per year

approx. 70,000

Admission & discounts

The published prices refer to the period of the Messer Tulipano exhibition (April). For the Sunday guided visits in autumn the website gives no price. Agreements are available, including Abbonamento Musei, Torino+Piemonte Card and Touring Club. Tickets are bought on site or online via Ciaotickets.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

By car from Turin: A21 Turin–Piacenza, Santena exit, or A6 Turin–Savona, Carmagnola exit, then follow the signs for Pralormo. From Turin Caselle airport you can reach Turin Porta Nuova station by SADEM bus and continue by GTT bus.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Weddings / ceremonies

Up to 200 guests.

The park, the Orangerie (130 seats plus an outdoor marquee for 100) and the Castellana, with the Scuderia (200 seats), the Tinaggio (130) and the old hayloft (200), are available for private receptions. The castle is licensed for civil ceremonies; caterers and suppliers are chosen by the client.

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