Castello di Guarene
I've been to Italy several times before but never this far north. Piemonte region is the wine country of Italy. Marty has been to the region several times before and wanted a place to stay that was local to the wineries which we were going to tour in Barolo one day and Barbaresco the next day. What does he come up with?
Nothing more than a 16th century Palace with all of 15 rooms to rent. On the 3 days in which we were there we saw only 2 other couples
https://www.castellodiguarene.com
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The palace was built in the eighteenth century, a fantastically ambitious project conceived by local nobleman Carlo Giacinto Roero.
He commissioned the building of this splendid new residence to his own personal taste, surrounded it with gardens and oversaw the furnishing work on what was to be a sumptuously decorated interior. Roero had both the ability and the financial means to see this project through. An accomplished – albeit amateur – architect, he was also a high-profile aristocrat and a landowner of considerable wealth.
Today, the palace continues to make people’s dreams come true. Preserved as it was in its heyday, with all its works of art intact, it is now also home to a top-class hotel. An essential stopping point in any itinerary of the Baroque highlights of Piedmont, it stands out among the very best places to stay in the region.
Sumptuously furnished antique-style bedrooms, haute cuisine, fine wines and the latest modern technology combine with historical heritage to offer the visitor a truly unique experience.