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Medieval Village
A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin
Category Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture
The Medieval Village in Turin, placed in Valentino Park, is a faithful replica of a 15th Century Piedmontese Village.
It was builted in 1882-84 thanks to an idea of Alfredo D'Andrade, the portuguese and medievalist eclectic architect and restorer of many castles and abbeys in Piedmont, follower of Viollet-le-Duc and also teacher of Gino Coppedé.
Nothing was invented at all: everything was designed taking as a model the best known buildings in Piedmont and in Valle d'Aosta.
The complex includes a village with porticoed houses, narrow streets and lively artisan shops, many-towered houses, drawbridge and the Castle.
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- Hours village: mon-sun: 9:00-19:00 (winter) 9:00-20:00 (summer) castle: tues-sun 10:00-18:00
- Website Official website Turin website
- Address Viale Virgilio 107, Turin, Italy
- Cost village: free castle: 5 euro
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