Country House with Terrace

The house is 800, and all the interiors are original, like the doors, the vaults and the wooden beams. The 50sqm terrace will be pleasant in the hottest periods. We are in the historical center and on foot you can reach the basic necessities, such as the Butcher, Verduriere, Bakery, Cafeteria, Tabacchi, Restaurant and Pizzeria. Just 400 meters away is the station that connects in just 20 minutes. Volpiano in Turin Center. You will be able to access the whole house and the private 50 sqm terrace. In 25 BC this territory, inhabited by the Salassi and the Taurini, became part of the Roman Empire. During the Romanization Volpiano was affected by the centuriation (there remain traces visible around the farms Germany, Ruffino, Prono and Verdina) [4] and crossed by the Roman road that connected Augusta Taurinorum to Eporedia and Augusta Praetoria. We have certain proof of this presence also for the presence of a large rustic villa found on the borders with Brandizzo during the excavations for high speed (TAV). In the fifth and sixth centuries Volpiano underwent the barbarian invasions and was subjugated by the Lombards. In 771 Charlemagne waged war against the Lombards by launching the European reunification that led to the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire. Around the year one thousand, Volpiano is part of the fief of Robert, noble of Swabian origin, husband of Perinzia, also noble, perhaps of the family of Arduino or that of the previous lords of Ivrea, the Anscarici, of Burgundian origin. Their sons were Goffredo, Nitardo, Roberto and, the most famous, Guglielmo. In 950 Berengario II rebelled against Ottone I and Roberto da Volpiano, at his service, found himself defending the island of San Giulio, on Lake Orta, but, after fierce clashes, he had to surrender. In recognition of its value, Otto himself baptized Guglielmo, born on the island during the siege, in 962. Guglielmo da Volpiano was a great man of his time: abbot, musician, architect, monk at Cluny was organizer and reformer of abbeys in France and in the Empire. He inherited the name "da Volpiano" from his father. On family properties, at the request of the brothers, he designed and built the Abbey of Fruttuaria which became famous throughout Europe: he fought money and kept contacts throughout the European territory with thousands of monks in the years of its greatest splendor. Volpiano depended on the Abbey of Fruttuaria and its castle became in some periods the residence of the abbots until 1300. During the so-called Guerra del Canavese, perhaps in 1339, it passed under the Marquises of Monferrato. Speaking of this episode Pietro Azario describes the castle, equipped with a very high wall, and the subsequent enlargement that leads to a surface capable of accommodating five hundred armed men (perhaps this surface refers to the entire Ricetto). Surely the castle and the village were the subject of new renovations even in the fifteenth century. Still throughout the fifteenth century Volpiano remains a possession of the lords of Monferrato, even when part of their territories passes under the dominion of Savoy. In the sixteenth century during the war between the French and the Spanish, it is one of the many imperial fortresses. His garrison attacked several times the French who had occupied Turin led by Cesare de Mayo (or Cesare da Napoli) also called Cesare Maggi. Still in 1539 the representatives of the community swore allegiance to the new lords of Monferrato, Margherita and Federico Gonzaga. In 1552 the French besieged Volpiano in vain and finally in 1555 they took and destroyed the castle. In 1631 with the treaty of Cherasco Volpiano passed under the dominion of Savoy with the duke Vittorio Amedeo I. Being in the historic center, parking in front of the house is charged for 0.60 euro / hour from 8 to 20. In the neighboring streets it is free. On request it is possible to have a private box adjacent to the house. We are 15 minutes from Turin Caselle Airport and 20 minutes from Turin center. Volpiano station 5 minutes walk that connects directly to Turin Porto Susa Center.