Built by will of Carlo Emanuele II as a hunting and pleasure residence, the Reggia di Venaria is one of the magnificent ducal residences in Piedmont built to create a "Crown of Delights" around the capital as evidence of the power of the Savoy.

Built between 1659 and 1679 on a project by Castellamonte, the imposing complex of the Reggia di Venaria developed along an axis of 2 km that connected the Borgo, the Reggia with the beautiful Salone di Diana and the Giardini.