The Palazzo della Torre is one of the most interesting monuments in the city of Cuneo, dating back to the early 1200s. Surmounted by the beautiful Civic Tower, it is located in the historic centre.
An old tradition claims that it was erected after the peace treaty stipulated between Cuneo and Mondovì on 15th June 1317, by which King Robert of Anjou, Lord of the County of Piedmont, ordered the people of Monregale to raise the Civic Tower of the Cuneo people at their own expense. However, this can only be a legend, since, during the domination of the Anjou, Cuneo was never at war with Mondovì. Moreover, one of the oldest documents preserved in the municipal historical archives reports that the City Council was convened as early as 1240 to the sound of the civic bell "more solito" (as usual). In 1574 the present bell was joined by another, larger one.
The ancient Statutes of Cuneo that regulated the use of the municipal bell also document the existence of a prison chamber, which was probably on the ground floor of the Tower. The Tower is 52 metres high, has a square base of about 6 metres per side and from the top of the belfry there is a beautiful view.
