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Castello Reale di Sarre

Aosta, Italy

4.5 · 4.2K reviews

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One of the Best Places To Visits in Sarre Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. Stunning … Show more

One of the Best Places To Visits in Sarre Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. Stunning little hunting for Italian royalty (past) with mind blowing and heartbreaking decor made of hundreds of ibexes' heads and horns, killed purely for sport by Italian king, bringing the local ibex population to a near extinction. Now, of course well controlled but still....wtf! Guided tours only. Excellent to learn about the Savoy family. One room contains the most ibex and chamois antlers and is interesting to see. The royal family's hunting lodge, according to the guide, was used for about two months of the year, but it helped the locals survive in difficult times, as they had to work hard to open about 300 kilometers of safe roads to allow the king to travel between base camps to hunt. The first floor houses royal objects and the second is a museum with ibex and chamois trophies. Interestingly, electricity and heating were installed around the house for the comfort of the family. Dogs allowed in a carrier. Large groups on weekends, book in advance. We recommend purchasing one of the many Valle d'Aosta Cards to visit all the sites and castles. Umbert I Savoia's hunting lodge. Very informative guided tour. offers great views too. A bit of a shock for animal lovers though. To see more than the ground floor, you take a guided tour for €8, which runs fairly often and takes about half an hour. I found the history of the kings of Italy who used it as a place to go to hunt interesting, as it was full of portraits of the Royal families. The hunting trophies forming the decoration of the main hall were quite remarkable, You have to take a tour to go in, but the guide is great; all the staff super friendly! The is more like a palace, its super nice, but small, so the tour takes 30min, and then you have some pictures exhibition about Queen Margaret and the Hunting. The is surrounded by cows which is lovely. A quick visit. Not sure why it’s called a castle. Quite small. Grounds are peaceful to walk around and the view is beautiful. Not worth a dedicated trip though. Excellent views of the river and mountain valley in two directions from the castle. Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time.

Opening hours

MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 AM to 1 PM, 2 to 5 PM
Wednesday10:00 AM to 1 PM, 2 to 5 PM
Thursday10:00 AM to 1 PM, 2 to 5 PM
Friday10:00 AM to 1 PM, 2 to 5 PM
Saturday10:00 AM to 1 PM, 2 to 5 PM
Sunday10:00 AM to 1 PM, 2 to 5 PM

Details

Address
Frazione Lalex, Sarre, Aosta Valley, IT
Phone
+39 0165 257539

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