The Castle of Valentino (Italian Castello del Valentino) is an historic building in the north-west Italian city of Turin

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. It is located in Parco del Valentino, and is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1997. The name Valentino, first mentioned in 1275, seems to derive from a saint called Valentine whose relics were venerated in a church which stood nearby. In the 1500s it was a riverside residence located out of town, and its period of maximum splendour was under Christine of France, the first regent in the Savoy State, who chose it to be the palace of entertainment, extending it according to French tastes and promoting the rich decoration of the rooms on the piano nobile.

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Size: 5600px × 1920px
Location: Turin, Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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