Dear Sir, dear Madam, While giving you our warmest welcome, we would like to tell you a few words about our building: thanks to an accurate restoration work, the ancient farmhouse, dating back to the beginning of the nineteenth century, has been made over into an intimate hotel that represents, by virtue of the extraordinary harmony of his rooms, a place of quietness where his guests rediscover the charm and the pleasure of the antique, together with the best of modern comfort.
The administrative boundaries define the "Canavese" as an integral part of the great province of Turin but, as a matter of fact, it has little to do with the capital, both from the geographical and from the picturesque point of view. A place made of sweet hills, lakes and castles but also with high peaks and natural parks, the "Canavese" is located north-east of Turin and takes its name from the ancient city of "Canava" which lies along the torrent "Orco". The most important centre of this area is "Ivrea", a town with Celtic origin which hosted a roman colony, "Eporedia", from which comes the name of its inhabitants: "Eporediesi" It has been the capital of a Longobard duchy and of a Frank county, and became very important under Arduino King of Italy between 1000 and 1015. In the nearby of the Castle square, there soar the "Duomo" and the Episcopal seminary which was built from a project of Francesco Juvarra. The Lake of Viverone, west of Ivrea, is a typical stopover for the lovers of nature and landscapes. From Ivrea it is easy to reach the built-up area of Agliè, an ancient medieval village where one can visit the baroque church of Santa Marta and the ducal castle of the "Savoia". From there, one can reach the village of Valperga where a winding streetlet leads to the Sanctuary of Belmonte whose foundation, according to legend, is to impute to Arduino who, later on, handed it down to the Monks of Fruttuaria.
