Editing Moncalieri (section)

==Main sights==

[[File:Castle of Moncalieri 2818.jpg|left|thumb|Moncalieri castle.]]

The [[Castle of Moncalieri|castle]] is one of the [[Residences of the Royal House of Savoy|Savoy Residences]] listed as a World Heritage Site. It hosts since 1919 a prestigious [[carabinieri]] school.

Close to the castle, the descending square of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II was in the past the major centre for the Moncalieri activities. Its cobbled pavement was built back in 1825, and a sculpture-fountain of Neptune (''Il Saturnio'') can be found in the top part of it. For aesthetic as well as practical reasons, the Neptune fountain was several times moved back and forth. A small passage connects this square to the prestigious Real Collegio Carlo Alberto, school aimed for aristocratic descendants. Nowadays, the [[Collegio Carlo Alberto]] is managed by a joint initiative of the Compagnia di San Paolo and the [[University of Turin]]; their mission is to foster research and teaching in law, economics, finance and political science.

The Gothic church of ''Santa Maria della Scala'' houses the remains of the local patron. Other churches of interest are the later ''San Francesco'', ''Sant'Egidio'' and the ''Chiesa del Gesù''.