I have been an addict traveler. My route this year is to explore more of Europe. My first stop is at Turin, Italy.
Actually, there is mo shortage of things to see in Turin. The main draw is the museum of Egyptology in Villa Accademia delle Scienze - one of the greatest collections in the world. Within the Academia is also the museum of anti quitie and the Sabuada art gallery. They are located just beside the most exciting and stirring walk in Turin: north from the central station along Via Roma and through Piazza Carlo Felice, Piazza San Carlo (the best of all) and Piazza castello (with the stunning Madama Palace) coming out by the Royal Palace and into its pleasant gardens. The other major museum is along the Po, in a more southern area of fairly modern, showcase buildings, the museum of the motor car; this is, after all, the city of Fiat.
The emblem of the city is the Mole Antonelliana. More peaceful is the views over the Po from Piazza Vittorio Veneto, onto the piazza of Gran Madre di Dio, with, behind it, the Gran Madre church. Up the hills behind is the Cappucins Mount, while further along the river to the right is the Valentino park, with two remarkable fountains. In the park is the French Renaissance style Valentino castle and an oddity, a 19th-century reconstruction of the medieval quarter.
Throughout the city the influence of the House of Savoy, pride in Turin's importance during the Italian unification of the 1860s, and a notable monarchist attitude are evident.
Actually, there is mo shortage of things to see in Turin. The main draw is the museum of Egyptology in Villa Accademia delle Scienze - one of the greatest collections in the world. Within the Academia is also the museum of anti quitie and the Sabuada art gallery. They are located just beside the most exciting and stirring walk in Turin: north from the central station along Via Roma and through Piazza Carlo Felice, Piazza San Carlo (the best of all) and Piazza castello (with the stunning Madama Palace) coming out by the Royal Palace and into its pleasant gardens. The other major museum is along the Po, in a more southern area of fairly modern, showcase buildings, the museum of the motor car; this is, after all, the city of Fiat.
The emblem of the city is the Mole Antonelliana. More peaceful is the views over the Po from Piazza Vittorio Veneto, onto the piazza of Gran Madre di Dio, with, behind it, the Gran Madre church. Up the hills behind is the Cappucins Mount, while further along the river to the right is the Valentino park, with two remarkable fountains. In the park is the French Renaissance style Valentino castle and an oddity, a 19th-century reconstruction of the medieval quarter.
Throughout the city the influence of the House of Savoy, pride in Turin's importance during the Italian unification of the 1860s, and a notable monarchist attitude are evident.
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