WELCOME TO CAVOUR CASTLE
IN SANTENA

The residence of Camillo Cavour, the statesman who made Italy

Cultural event

17 March

Day celebrating National Unity,
the Constitution, the Anthem and the Flag
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Cultural event

6 June

Anniversary of the death
of Camillo Cavour
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The Camillo Cavour Prize 2023
awarded to Antonio Patuelli, President of ABI

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Cultural event

20 September

Camillo Cavour
Prize
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Quotes

«(Cavour) made a united and independent Italy his objective, above all because he believed unity and independence were essential conditions for progress, civilization, and also because only a united, independent Italy would be able to affirm its values in Europe and be driven by the latter towards growth»
From a speech held by Mario Draghi in Santena on 23 January 2017
«See then, gentlemen, how reforms carried out at the right time, actually strengthen authority, rather than weaken it; instead of fuelling the revolutionary spirit, they reduce it to impotence»
From a speech given by Camillo Cavour to the House on 7 March 1850
«The press, we openly proclaim, is a fundamental means to civilization and progress for people; without it, modern societies, whatever their political system, would be stationary, or rather, would move backwards»
From an article by Camillo Cavour published on Il Risorgimento on 15 January 1848
«Your congressman will have to, as much as he possibly can, work to spread the benefits of primary education, still so limited, and to improve secondary education, which currently so badly meets the needs of society»
From an article by Camillo Cavour published on Il Risorgimento on 13 April 1848
«I think civilization in Africa will be a great, generous endeavor, and at the same time useful for already civilized countries»
From a letter dated 5 March 1829 from Camillo Cavour to Jean-Jacques de Sellon d’Allaman
«I had to draw from Cavour to write my thesis when in the academic year 1945-1946 I was graduating, taking my second degree in Law. The title of the thesis was “The freedom of religious minorities in Italian ecclesiastical law”»
From a speech held by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in Santena on 25 September 2007
«It is easier to fall in love with Garibaldi, Braveheart, or Che Guevara. But Cavour is Utopia descending on Earth, reincarnated in a concrete project»
From an article by Massimo Gramellini published on La Stampa on 6 June 2011
«We could choose the way; we preferred that of resolution and audaciousness; we cannot stop halfway; it is for us a vital condition, an unavoidable alternative: progress or perish. I fully trust you will complete your work with the greatest of modern deeds, sanctioning the tunnelling of the Moncenisio»
From a speech held by Camillo Cavour in the House on 27 June 1857
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Camillo Cavour

Biography

History

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Archive and library

The library is an important testament over the centuries of this family’s high cultural level, and its archive also includes the history of the great families of Piedmont such as the Carron of San Tommaso, the Lascaris of Ventimiglia, the Alfieri and Visconti Venosta.
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Cavour tours

The Cavour Centre is part of an integrated international network of tours, an organic system of museums including other historic European seats of power, part of Cavour’s family and intellectual homeland, as well as historically important places of the Risorgimento.
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Films and TV

There are not many films, TV series or TV programs dedicated to this famous Piedmontese statesman. This section will include all the video material regarding Camillo Cavour, his family, and the places where he spent his life.
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Contacts

Fondazione Camillo Cavour Santena

  • Piazza Visconti Venosta 2 - 10026 Santena (TO)
  • (+ 39) 011 59 73 73 – (+39) 011 94 92 578
  • info@fondazionecavour.it
  • fondazionecavour@pec.it
  • Monday to Friday: 8.30 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 18.00 (office hours)
    To visit the Cavour Memorial please go to the “Visits” section.
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