Turin
TURIN INTRODUCTION
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You can savor this atmosphere of days gone by in the city’s elegant historical cafés, sipping a bicerin, an espresso with chocolate served in a small glass, or taking a stroll through...
THE WONDERS OF LOCAL CUISINE
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Let’s begin with the starters. The most famous is vitel tonné, a cold veal roast served with a mayonnaise and tuna sauce. Local menus also feature albese, extra-thin slices of raw beef...
CATHEDRAL
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As you can see, it is a Renaissance-style church, as it has almost entirely kept the same appearance since it was built at the end of the 1400s. But just think, the land it's built on has been home...
MOLE ANTONELLIANA
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From most of the city panorama viewpoints, it's the first thing you'll notice: a reinforced concrete and steel beam tower with a strange shape that dominates the center of Turin.
The architect...
PIAZZA CASTELLO
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This huge square that's full of monuments and is always buzzing is not only the geometric center of Turin: its also and above all the stage where the city has acted out many pages of its history.
The...
EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
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This museum has one of the most important collections of Egyptian art in the world, it's second only to the one in Cairo!
You should know that this collection was started almost three centuries ago...
VALENTINO
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The Valentino complex offers one of the most beautiful strolls in Turin!
As you may have guessed, Turin lives and breathes along the Po River. The great river is the longest in Italy and is also the...
POLO REALE
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The Museum Complex includes the Royal Palace, Library, Royal Armory, Sabauda Gallery, the Museum of Antiquities, Palazzo Chiablese and the Chapel of the Shroud of Turin that's connected to the...
VENARIA REALE
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Did you know that some of the castles and palaces in Turin's surroundings have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list? One of these is the Palace of Venaria Reale, which after a long decline...
SUPERGA BASILICA
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From the hill of Superga, you can enjoy the most beautiful panorama of Turin!
The basilica in front of you is the result of a votive: Victor Amadeus of Savoy promised that if he had won the battle...
SABAUDA GALLERY
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The museum you can visit today is the accumulation of the House of Savoy's collections, which was further enriched in the 1900s by donations and purchases.
Like the Library, Charles Albert also...
PIAZZA SAN CARLO
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The Savoy dynasty is linked to France for various historical reasons; Turin's many monuments and urban characteristics reflect French taste, especially in the Baroque age. If you've been to Paris it...
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
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Even if it might make you laugh, the Museum of Antiquities is fairly new! It was formed just 80 years ago, when the findings that are now collected in this museum were permanently separated from...
PALAZZO CARIGNANO
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Built in only six years for Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Palazzo Carignano is the civil engineering masterpiece of Guarino Guarini. Originally from Modena, you should know that Guarini was a Theatine...
