Hunting Residence aka Palace of Stupinigi, Italy

The Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in northern Italy, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. Built as a royal hunting lodge in the early 18th century, it is located in Stupinigi, a suburb of the town of Nichelino, 10 km southwest of Turin. The palace is also surrounded by impressive formal gardens. The surroundng area is now designated as the Stupinigi Natural Park. Within the palace there are also a large number of rooms that form part of a museum dedicated to 17th and 18th century furnishings, the Museum of Art and Furniture, collected from across the Piedmont region. Many of the enormous rooms are libraries, galleries, salons, private apartments, the King and Queens chambers etc decorated with paintings, trompe loeil, fine furniture and magnificent tapestries.

credit: Stefano Merli