The origins of the San Giorgio Canavese Castle are in a complex of Medieval buildings built for defensive purposes and then transformed throughout the centuries to adapt it to subsequent requirements. Normally you can distinguish a more antique building, presumably from the XII-XIV centuries, with only very few traces remaining, and a more recent one attributed to the XV-XVI centuries.
The Vercelli and Ivrea Bishops, the Monferrato Marquise and maybe even the Templars exercised their dominion on the Castle until, in the XIII century the property definitively passed to the Biandrate Counts.
Throughout the centuries San Giorgio ands its castle were frequently theatre of wars between Savoia, Monferrato, Spain and France, but the sieges of great armies were almost always victoriously warded off.
After the peace of Cherasco in 1631, San Giorgio definitely became part of the Savoy and the castle was subject to important changes by Guido Aldobrandino who is most likely responsible for the uniform structure of the “new” part. At the beginning of the 18th century, at the same time that the San Giorgio property was purchased by the Foglizzo branch, Aldobrandino restarted the works modifying the caste with more energy and terminating in 1726.
In the XIX century a period of decadence and oblivion began, this caused damage but also made it possible for us to now have the building in its appearance of the 18th century, highlighted by the restoration started by the company the castle now belongs to.
Among the richly decorated rooms, the Sala deiMelograni (Pomegranate room), the Sala deiTrofei (Trophy room), the Sala delleChimere (Chimera room), the Sala degliAironi (Heron room) and Sala delleConchiglie (Sea shells room) are the most distinguished, framed by a vast English style park.