Castello di Camino

The Camino Castle stands on a hill overlooking the town ((Basso Monferrato) hill) and is one of the most picturesque castles in Monferrato. It is located in a beautiful park full of ancient trees, in a zigzag shape, topped by a huge quadrangular tower, from which you can enjoy a wonderful panoramic view from Monferrato to the Po valley to the circle of the Alps.

It was built by the Aleramic around 1000 for defensive reasons. , both for its architectural style and its perfect state of preservation, it remains one of the most beautiful castles in Italy. The castle later belonged to the Marquis of Monferrato and was managed by the Gastaldo family for a long time until the 13th century, when the Marquis Teodoro Paleologo, in need of funds, granted the Asti brothers Tommaso and Francesco Scarampi the grant of the castle and its Camino castle, which already had its own regulations. The last castle owner of the Scarampi family, Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinando, was an expert in medieval and architectural studies and adhered to the French Viollet Le Duc school. Ferdinando restored the Camino Castle in the 18th and 19th centuries. He created a neo-Gothic restaurant, a library and a theater with murals of scenes from “Don Quixote”. During the same period, a spacious courtyard and chapel were built inside the castle. The house eventually belonged to the Asti family, who lived there until 1952, when it was sold to Somaschi’s father by Valentina Paola, Ferdinando’s daughters, and then to the current owners.