Turin shots gallery
Sometimes it’s very hard to put into words all the shades and Turin has so many shades! So let’s try to tell it with shots taken around its streets and squares.
Turin: an ageless Madama
An ageless Madama, Turin is much more than the sum of its monuments: an urban cosmos teeming with ideas and culture, a large part of its appeal lies in its enchanting geographic position at the foot of the western Alpine arch, watched over by the snow-capped peaks. Italy’s first capital offers incomparable vistas in the …
Basilica of Superga: a massive church overhanging Turin
The Basilica of Superga is a church near Turin. It was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy by Filippo Juvarra, at the top of the hill of Superga, to fulfill a vow the duke (and future King of Sardinia) had made during the Battle of Turin in 1706. The architect …
Palazzo Madama: an architectural jewel in the centre of Turin
Palazzo Madama is a architectural and historic complex located in the central Piazza Castello in Turin. It is a UNESCO World Heritage. Palazzo Madama is a combination of two thousand years of history of Piedmont: erected by the Romans as a city gate, Porta Decumana to the side exposed to the river Po, the building became …
Reggia di Venaria Reale: the royal hunting residence
Reggia di Venaria Reale is a former royal residence located in Venaria Reale, near Turin, in Piedmont. It is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, included in the UNESCO Heritage List in 1997, and one of the largest royal residences in the world, comparable in size and structures to those of …
The Egyptian Museum in Turin is second only to Cairo
The Museo Egizio is a museum in Turin, specialising in Egyptian archaeology and anthropology. It houses the world’s second largest collections of Egyptian antiquities after Cairo. The first object having an association with Egypt to arrive in Turin was the Mensa Isiaca in 1630, an altar table in imitation of Egyptian style, which Dulu Jones …
Piazza Castello: in the heart of Turin
The history of the square began in the second half of the 14th century, when the princes of Savoia-Acaia decided to demolish the blocks near the castle and the city walls, creating a representing area used for dynastic events. This space became “square” only since the end of the 16th century, thanks to the interventions …
Top Ten Experiences in Turin
Turin is a multifaceted city: historical, elegant and old-fashioned, but also dynamic, multicultural and modern…It’s the city of the Italian history (first Capital of Italy), the city of the kings (Savoy dynasty), the city of the cinema (National Museum of Cinema), of the food (Slowfood and Eataly), of the sports (Winter Olympic Games, 2006). So..if …
Piazza San Carlo: the most beautiful square of Turin
The most beautiful square of Turin that preserves the harmonious and uniform seventeenth century look given by the royal architect Carlo di Castellamonte (1642-1650). In the center you can see the equestrian statue of Emanuele Filiberto, represented by Carlo Marocchetti (1838) in the act of sheathe the sword after the battle of San Quintino in …