News Duchessa Margherita of Vicoforte Receives an Award from the Italian Touring Club

  The Hotels and Restaurants Guide of Italy 2014 by the Italian Touring Club, available in bookstores today, offers…

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The Hotels and Restaurants Guide of Italy 2014 by the Italian Touring Club, available in bookstores today, offers a pleasant surprise for the Monregalese area.

Duchessa Margherita, a historic residence in Vicoforte, has been awarded the Special Italian Rooms Prize for Northwest Italy.

Only four establishments each year can boast the prestigious recognition awarded by the guide’s curator, Teresa Cremona, divided among Northwest, Northeast, Central, and Southern Italy.

The guide’s review:

A residence in Art Nouveau style retaining the elegance of a private home and the charm of a period villa. Few rooms with antique furniture in Piedmontese or Provençal style; in each of them, as well as in other areas, mirrors and ornaments, prints, silverware, and crystals that shine without redundancy, adding warmth to every corner.

Duchessa Margherita was opened in 2011, after a meticulous restoration carried out in detail by architect Elena Accamo, using high-quality materials and preserving valuable structures such as the 1850 internal staircase by Verzino from Frabosa, with marble extracted from the same quarry as the Chapel of the Holy Shroud in Turin.

It is chosen by Italian and foreign tourists to discover the artistic and gastronomic treasures of the Monregalese and Cuneese areas, and has hosted Duke Amedeo of Savoy and Princess Silvia on the occasion of the conference on Umberto II held in Vicoforte in March 2013.

Article by Marco Scarzello www.marcoscarzello.it.

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  • Jay Moto

    Jay Moto

    05 Sep 2025

    I stayed here on a visit from Ireland on my motorcycle last July while visiting some Italian friends. I know there area quite well but it was my first time staying at the Duchessa it's a beautiful hotel with wonderful rooms and the service is excellent good parking and you can enjoy a nice evening in the Square in vicoforte and relax and unwind

  • Jefferey Nader Jefferey

    Jefferey Nader Jefferey

    01 Feb 2025

    One of the most iconic hotel that i have ever visited. Each details in the hotel takes you back to the ancient time and golden days where luxury was simple and you can feel that you are living in a different ages. The room are well done , no elevator so try to come without excessive luggage. The service is ok sometimes we had to search for the staff to ask something they disappear 😆 10 min walking from some restaurant and gelateria. Next to the famous church in the town.

  • Steve Macfarlane

    Steve Macfarlane

    02 Sep 2018

    What a lovely place! The staff we're really attentive, nothing was too much to ask. The breakfast is standard continental fayre but nice and fresh. If you're after a relaxing time to get away from everything, this is it.

  • JP

    JP

    29 Sep 2019

    Nice to stay. Rooms are very good, but breakfast to be improved.

  • Emily Macdonald

    Emily Macdonald

    05 Jun 2016

    Lovely staff and the most amazing church tour in the world--breathtaking!