Castello della Rovere, Renaissance castle in Vinovo, Italy.
Castello della Rovere is a Renaissance castle in Vinovo built around an inner courtyard on Piazza Rey. The rooms display stucco decorations, grotesque paintings, and a covered walkway with terracotta details.
The castle was built between 1480 and 1517 by architect Baccio Pontelli to replace an earlier fortress. It later housed the royal porcelain factory from 1775 to 1820 under the direction of chemist Vittorio Amedeo Gioanetti.
The name comes from Cardinal Domenico della Rovere, who commissioned its construction. Today visitors can see rooms that once served as a workshop for fine pottery and porcelain production.
The castle sits at the edge of Vinovo's town center and is easy to reach on foot. Recent restoration work has returned the building to good condition and made it accessible to visitors.
The Rey family owned it from 1839 to 1960 and established a carpet factory within its walls. They also commissioned decorative frescoes by accomplished painters that still adorn some rooms today.
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