The castle of Grinzane Cavour stands not far from Alba on top of a hill, from which it dominates the spectacular landscape of the Langhe hills, a Unesco heritage site.
Like any self-respecting castle, even that of Grinzane Cavour has a long and fascinating history, dotted with continuous changes of ownership between counts and countesses, marquises, nobles and wealthy local families.
Owning a castle has always been a sign of power, military and economic, and therefore the manor of Grinzane has always been highly coveted.