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    Villa Giacosa Valfrè di Bonzo – Casa Chialva

    A much-loved place, in which a unique and internationally renowned botanical heritage meets history, art, culture, nature, typical aromas and flavours. Historic family home and architectural pearl of the Piedmontese panorama. Its essence is contained in the skills and feelings that preserve it, share it, pass it down.

    LIME TREES, WISTERIA, ROSES AND CAMELLIAS. PEPPERMINT AND MEDICINAL PLANTS
    The monumental complex of Villa Giacosa Valfrè di Bonzo – Casa Chialva, a point of reference for the territory in which it is located, favors the conservation, valorization and transmission over time of its cultural and cultural, historical, artistic, architectural and botanical heritage.

    It was built in 1825 by the engineer Ignazio Michela, Antonelli’s master. The main façade is characterized by the imposing tetrastyle loggia on the main floor, which overlaps with a basement pronaos opened by round arches. Drawing from Palladian culture, a privileged position of the main building and a close connection with the annex, the neo-Gothic icehouse and the other nuclei of the complex were envisaged.

    The Pancalieri district, where it is located, is known as the main national center for the production of internationally renowned raw materials. Among them, Pancalieri peppermint essential oil is recognized as the most valuable in the world for its unique characteristics of fine scent and pleasant taste. The cultivation, introduced by Casa Chialva in 1865, is distilled, in the Villa complex, at the historic Chialva Distillery, the oldest in the Piedmontese sector.

    The history of the place remembers the Giacosa family and the lawyer Angelo Brofferio, the Valfrè di Bonzo and Michaud de Beauretour families, the Varino, Ricca, Ferrero, Chialva families.

    Nicolao Chialva was responsible for the major technical and mechanical innovations in the sector, which were also fundamental for the continuity of the culture of peppermint and the development of medicinal plants grown in Pancalieri and Piedmont.

    The suggestive blooms of the officinal plants of Casa Chialva, particularly prized and with a unique landscape value, exceed 100 million flowers in the open field. Together with the blooms in the garden, the cultures of peppermint and medicinal plants, strongly connotative of the area, have always been linked to the history of the monumental complex.

    SAFEGUARD SHARE, PASS ON 
    Villa Giacosa Valfrè di Bonzo – Casa Chialva tells of its renowned cultural and cultural, historical, artistic, architectural and botanical heritage.

    Since the seventies, it has hosted national and international sector conferences and conventions, associations and industries, scientific boards and universities.

    Maintaining this modus operandi, over the years, the welcome has also been extended to a non-sector public, in different ways and through a system of value dissemination that embraces multiple cultural areas of reference, in a continuous comparison, in a mutual valorization of traditions and innovations.

    The beauty of these places, in its valorization, in its becoming an instrument of cultural dissemination, takes on multiple meanings. Culture is beauty, beauty is sharing, it is taking care of people and places, it is making alive the memory of a past which is the heart of Villa Giacosa – Casa Chialva and which, with it, never stops communicating with the present, in a continuous drive towards the future. The essence of beauty is contained in the skills and feelings that preserve it, share it, pass it down.

    THE CULTURE OF CULTIVATION 
    Interesting thematic itineraries introduce you to the great tradition of Villa Giacosa Valfrè di Bonzo – Casa Chialva.

    A world of excellence, two centuries of great traditions, all to be discovered.

    The different routes vary based on the areas of study and the cultural peculiarities present during the year.

    Among the proposals: Thematic conferences, screenings, exhibitions, workshops, cultural events and benefits.

    Guided tastings relating to ChialvaMenta specialties.

    • Co-Working
    • Film sets
    • Gardens
    • Pet Friendly
    • Private events
    • Residences
    • Spirituality
    • Visits

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    • Cultural tourism

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      Where the House is located

      Region: Piemonte
      City: Pancalieri (Torino )

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