The Masino Castle is located on a hill in the center of the Ivrea plain and is surrounded by an immense park in which a maze of hedges is placed. The sumptuous building was the home of one of the most illustrious Piedmontese families, the Valperga, a descendant in myth from Arduino, known in legend as the first king of Italy: a thousand years of history are narrated in a path through halls all frescoed and furnished. Over the centuries the illustrious family converted the castle into an aristocratic residence, then into an elegant holiday home. To tell this glorious past are the frescoed and lavishly furnished halls, the rooms for ambassadors, the private apartments, the lounges, the panoramic terraces: a refined display of sixteenth and eighteenth-century culture that found expression also in the environments dedicated to the celebration of knowledge , like the precious library which houses more than 25 thousand ancient volumes. All around, a monumental romantic park with one of the largest labyrinths in Italy, a majestic tree-lined avenue, large clearings and scenic corners that in spring are flooded with exceptional blooms.