Saluzzo and the Western Valleys
57 kilometers south of Turin lies SALUZZO. This medieval flourishing city was later the seat of one of the few Renaissance mansions in Piedmont. It has retained its former character to this day: damaged, …
West of Turin: Sousse Valley
West of Turin: Sousse Valley
The international road from Turin to France passes through the main ski resorts of the region and the Sousse Valley. The only important monument near Turin is the powerful, fortified Abbey of Sacra di San Michele, located on top of a rocky hill. …
Turin Gastronomy
Turin cuisine, under French influence, will certainly increase cholesterol levels in its supporters. Among the local dishes there is, for example,. swamp cauda, classic winter dish, sauce from oil, Butter, garlic and anchovy, in which pieces of fried beef are dipped and …
Turin – Basilica di Superga and the Stupinigi Palace
Suburbs; Basilica di Superga and the Stupinigi Palace
South of the river there are quite neglected suburbs, and behind them in the wooded hills, luxurious villas of Turin industrialists, m.in. Gianni Agnellego. Bus # 70 brings tourists to Parco della Rimembranza where for …
Turin – Parco del Valentino and Museo dell'Automobile
Towards the river: Parco del Valentino and Museo dell'Automobile
From Via Roma down, towards the river, lead to the dilapidated arcades of Via Po and end just before the bridge on a huge, also surrounded by arcades Piazza Vittorio Veneto. To Mole Antonelliana, the most …
Turin – Surroundings of Piazza Castello
Surroundings of Piazza Castello – Turin
Further north, Via Roma runs through the centre of Turin, passing along the way objects crucial for the history of the Savoy dynasty and the unification of Italy. In the Palazzo Carignano with two facades, birthplace of Victor Emmanuel II, houses the Museo …
Turin City
In the baroque centre of Turin, an even grid of streets makes orientation very easy. One of the most refined points is Via Roma, central artery of the city. This is where the most expensive shops are located, the most chic cafes and the most elegant squares (m.in. Piazza San Carlo, in the vicinity of which they are located …
Turin (Torino)
Turin (Torino)
"Do you know Turin?", he once asked Nietzsche and continued.: "This is my beloved city (…) full of seventeenth-century palaces. The taste of the court and the nobles gives character to everything here, aristocratic peace permeates the atmosphere and there are no run-down suburbs here. " Today full …
PIEDMONT AND VALLE D'AOSTA
There are no less Italian regions, than Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta (Val d'Aosta) located on the northwestern tip of Italy, surrounded by the French and Swiss Alps and crossed by mountain valleys. Until the end of the last century, French was spoken in Piedmont, to Val d'Aosta …