The palace, one of the best examples of Piedmontese architecture of the eighteenth century, is known for having housed the Piedmontese statesman Camillo Benso count of Cavour.
In these rooms the newspaper “Il Risorgimento” was founded and the fate of the new Italian homeland was discussed with the most illustrious figures of the time. Inside Palazzo Cavour there are two courtyards, the honor courtyard and the rustic one, originally overlooking the stables, aligned and connected to each other by a splayed portal.
A scenic sequence of spaces also includes an atrium divided into two rooms with lunette vaulted ceilings. Built in 1729 based on the design of Gian Giacomo Plantery, Palazzo Cavour was expanded in 1754 with the construction, under the direction of the architect Giuseppe Bovis, of a new wing on the eponymous street.
Palazzo Cavour today is a prestigious exhibition and museum venue established and managed by the Piedmont Region to host cultural events of great national and international significance.
