The Maritime Alps: a Park fit for a King. The history of the largest protected area in Piedmont is closely intertwined with that of the Savoy family. For almost a century, the kings of Italy used the territory as a royal hunting reserve. The three sovereigns (Vittorio Emanuele II, Umberto I, Vittorio Emanuele III) bequeathed to the Park a great heritage of roads, paths, and residences, but the most beautiful “gift” was the reintroduction of the ibex from the Gran Paradiso. A precious seal of the extraordinary biodiversity that characterizes the Maritime Alps.

The ancient convent complex of San Francesco, in Savigliano, currently houses two superior quality museum installations that preserve some of the city's most famous memories and works of art: it is the Museo Civico, dedicated to its historic curator Antonino Olmo, and the Gipsoteca Davide Calandra.

Built between 1676-1678 by silk entrepreneur Giò Gerolamo Galleani, the Filatoio Rosso in Caraglio has survived without undergoing substantial changes. It is organised in regular shapes around two internal courtyards and is characterised by its cylindrical corner towers located on the sides of the facade and by the rich decorations in stucco and terracotta, an exceptional feature for this kind of building.