November 11th, 2009
Turin, Italy.
Turin is a beautiful and well organized city surrounded by Alps in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont region. It is home for FIAT automobiles and football clubs like Juventus and Torino FC. The city is rich with history, culture, heritage and natural beauty. There are many art galleries, museums, castles, restaurants, piazzas in the city. It was also the first capital of Italy.
Main Attractions:
1) Museo Egizio: This is the second largest Egyptian museum in the world. It is located near the center of the city.
2) Mole Antonelliana: It is the landmark of the city. Now it is known as national museum of cinema. This building is the tallest museum in the world. It is 548 feet long and started building in 1863. This is located near the city center.
3) Palazzo Reale: This was a royal palace of House of Savoy, was built is seventh century. Now this museum of House of Savoy. This is known as center point of Turin city.
4) Palazzo Madama: This is the city museum of ancient art. Located beside palazzo reale.
5) Castello del Valentino: This was the castle of Royal house of Savoy. This is located in Valentino Park.
6) Reggia di Venaria Reale: This is beautiful and grand royal residence. It is surrounded by beautiful royal garden. Now it is a museum. Venaria is about 10 kms from Turin city.
7) Parco del valentine: This is the beautiful and big park on the bank of river Po. There is a museum Borgo e Rocco medievale. There are two castles and one beautiful fountain in the park.
Piazza vittorio : It is the 17th century style largest plaza in Europe. It is located on the bank of river Po. There are shopping areas, restaurants around this place.
Places To go near the city:
1) Bardonecchia: This is a mountain valley located 90 kms from Turin city near the French border. This place is famous for snowboarding and winter games.
2) Milan: The major Italian city is about 120 kms from Turin.
3) Aosta valley: It is also another alpine valley about 67kms from Turin.
Foods:
Chocolates and Wine are very famous in Turin. There are local chocolates called as Gianduiotto. Piedmonte wines are produced here locally.
Transportation:
GTT is the metropolitan transport corporation for Torino. There are different travel passes available for 19-35 euros. This is extremely beneficial for tourists. Transportation and much entry to museum are free with these cards.