Torino's history stretches back over two thousand years. Italy's first capital, the city boasts a wealth of historical and cultural heritage, which will captivate the visitor: art, music, fine food and wine and sports. We suggest you:
Piazza San Carlo, the heart of the city; the Duomo - Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista, which chapel, underneath the architect Guarino Guarini's cupola, hosts the Holy Shroud; the Madama Palace and the Royal Palace in the splendid frame of Piazza Castello; the exhibitions at Palazzo Bricherasio and other residences of Italy Kings; the first Italian Parliament in Palazzo Carignano, which hosts the Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano, opposite the restaurant where Cavour used to have dinner...
...the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, the only one of its kind in Italy, inside the Mole Antonelliana (which is also found on the 2 euro cent coins); the Egyptian Museum, and the new Giovanni & Marella Agnelli Picture Gallery...
...in one hour, you can reach the mountains, which hosted the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games, and also the crooked hills of the Langhe, where fine wines as Barolo and Barbaresco are produced.
But these are nothing but brief glimpses of a city to be discovered, a city that will amaze you... to find out more, visit the websites indicated!
