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Racconigi is a town of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Cuneo, 40 km south of Turin, and 50 km north of Cuneo by rail.

Façade of the Castle of Racconigi.
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Façade of the Castle of Racconigi.

History

Main sights

It has a royal chateau built in 1570, with a large park laid out in 1755 by the French gardener Molard from designs by Le Notre, and enlarged in 1835. It has been the summer residence of the King of Italy since 1901 and part of the World Heritage Site Residences of the Royal House of Savoy since 1997.

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