Sarre Royal Castle in the same town in the Italian region of Val d'Aosta for many years served as the summer residence of the Savoy dynasty. Today it is a museum and is open to tourists. Special attention it deserves gallery Trophies Hall of Fame.
The castle was built in 1710, the year in the ruins of the fortress, the first mention of which dates to the mid 13th century. Several times he passed from hand to hand until it was purchased by the King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II, who ordered the building was renovated and used as a hunting lodge during royal visits to the Val d'Aosta. On the orders of the first king of Italy in the castle were also built new stables and a tower, and inside the rooms were completely modified. Responsible for the furnishing of the castle was appointed superintendent of Milan's Palazzo Reale.
Heir to the Vittorio Emanuele, Umberto I, and also used the Castello Sarah as a hunting residence. In the last years of his reign, he ordered the complete restoration of the castle interiors. Just then there appeared a stuffed Alpine ibex and chamois. In the same castle stopped Queen Maria José, even after the fall of the monarchy. And in 1989, Castello Sarah became property of the government of the autonomous region of Val d'Aosta.
The castle is a long structure with a square tower in the center . Restoration work carried out here at the end of the 20th century, helped to keep the essence of the double lock - as the Alpine residence and museum, reminiscent of the once-powerful House of Savoy . Access to the first floor is open to all today . Rooms are arranged in such a way as to introduce tourists to the exhibits of the museum as part of tours that start every half hour . Here you can see portraits of members of the House of Savoy (in the reception hall and the Cabinet of Prints), learn about the royal hunting grounds in the Alps and, in fact, to get acquainted with the history of the castle . Rooms of the upper floors are decorated with period furniture found here during the restoration . On the second floor, visitors can explore the royal apartments with a huge games room, a gallery of hunting trophies and personal apartments, by the way, for the first time open to the public . The third floor is devoted entirely to the history of the House of Savoy in the 20th century - are represented here destiny Vittorio Emanuele III, Elena di Montenegro, Umberto II and Maria Jose, who were closely connected with the history of the Val d'Aosta .
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