Description of the attraction
The castle of Baron Gamba, now undergoing restoration, from a historical point of view, is the "younger" of the three castles of the Châtillon commune in the Italian region of Val d'Aosta. The other two - Castello dei Passerine d'Entreve and Castello di Ussel - were built during the Middle Ages. Castello Gamba was built in the 20th century. It stands on a small hill in the western part of the city in the town of Crete de Breuil and is entirely surrounded by a public park, open to the public all year round. The castle itself is clearly visible from the A5 motorway, and its southern side hangs over the Dora Baltea river.
Castello Gamba, built in a simple, even austere style, is a compact 4-storey building of almost square shape with a central square tower. On the side of the castle there is another building - a service building, which is extended to the north by two parallel buildings connected by a small courtyard. The castle was built in 1911 by the project of engineer Carlo Saroldi for Baron Charles Maurice Gamb, wife of Angelica d'Entreve, daughter of Count Christian d'Entreve. It was in the Castello Gamba park in June 2008 that Bob Dylan's last concert in Italy took place, which was attended by over 4 thousand people.
Today Castello Gamba is closed for restoration. The Regional Center for Contemporary Art will soon open here, and the castle will become an exhibition and cultural venue. It is assumed that within its walls there will be a regional Pinakothek with 150 works of modern art, which have already been selected for this purpose.
The park surrounding the castle with a size of about 7 hectares also deserves attention - alleys are laid along it, benches are installed and there is even a wooden fountain. The attraction of the park are three huge trees - a sequoia, planted in 1888 and having 37 meters in height, 2.3 meters in diameter and a circumference of 7, 2 meters, a century-old gleditsia ordinary 22 meters high and a horse chestnut in the western part of the park …
