Venaria Reale (Piedmont)

View of the park and the Palace of Venaria

The Grand Gallery inside the Palace of Venaria

Venaria Reale is a town in the Province of Turin, in the Italian region Piedmont. The Palace of Venaria (Italian: Reggia di Venaria Reale) is a former royal residence located in Venaria Reale. It is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, included in the UNESCO Heritage List in 1997. The Palace was designed and built from 1675 by Amedeo di Castellamonte, commissioned by duke Charles Emmanuel II, who needed a base for his hunting expeditions in the heathy hill country north of Turin. The name itself derives from Latin, Venatio Regia meaning "Royal Hunt".

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Conversations
Gianni (L) and Edoardo Agnelli in St. Tropez in 1998
An Agnelli Family Expert Sheds Light on the Last Italian Dynasty

Italy Magazine sat down with author and journalist Jennifer Clark to discuss the legacy of the Agnelli family, sometimes called “Italy’s Kennedys,” as Fiat marks its 125th year.

Food & Drink
Safely cooked clams
5 Classic Italian Clam Recipes That Won’t Get You Arrested

A Michelin-starred chef in Piedmont recently got jail time and a hefty fine for serving contaminated clams at a wedding. We asked our Senior Recipe Writer Francine Segan how to avoid his mistakes.

Italy in Brief
gianduiotti
Lindt Calls a Truce in Turin Over Piedmont’s Famous Gianduiotto Candies

The Swiss confectionery giant Lindt has put an end to a months-long “dolce” dispute with Italian chocolatiers, who are working toward PGI recognition for Turin’s famed foil-wrapped chocolates.

Travel
Ivrea Orange Festival / Photo: RnDmS via Shutterstock
At Ivrea’s Battle of the Oranges, the Truth is Stranger Than (Pulp) Fiction

On the eve of Carnival season in Italy, we take a look at Piedmont’s most peculiar festival and its citrusy twist.

Style & Design
Workers in the Lettera 22 department
How Adriano Olivetti and One Typewriter Symbolized the Keys to Work-Life Balance

70 years after the Lettera 22 earned the prestigious Compasso d’Oro, Italy’s first industrial design award, we look back at the intertwined legacies of the machine and the man.

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Recipes From Piedmont

Recipes
Caesar salad
The Original Caesar Salad Wasn’t Named for a Roman Dictator, But an Italian-American Restaurateur

Julius Caesar had nothing to do with the name of this recipe or its origins. One enterprising Piedmontese-American chef working stateside and south of the border did.

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Asti Spumante Strawberry Granita

This delicious and summery sweet relies on a top-quality DOCG dessert wine as its base.

 

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Agnolotti: Piedmont’s Classic Ravioli

Agnolotti, little bundles of fresh pasta that are filled with anything from a mix of meats to vegetables, are an iconic dish of the Piedmont region of northern Italy.

 

Recipes
amaretti cake
Torta di Amaretti | Amaretti Cake

This baked cake has a surprisingly delicate almond flavor. Enjoy a slice with coffee or tea, or a glass of amaretto liqueur.

 

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This Pasta With Marjoram Pesto is Inspired by 14th-Century Genoese Coins

Uniquely shaped corzetti (also called curzetti and croxetti) are a type of pasta that’s been popular since medieval times. Here they are served with a delicious marjoram pine nut pesto. 

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