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 The
Civilized Traveller's Guide to Turin
Nestled between the Alps and the river Po in northwest Italy,
Turin was hailed by Le Corbusier as the most beautifully set
city he'd ever seen and by de Chirico as the "most profound,
most enigmatic, most disquieting city not only of Italy, but
of the world." A Civilized Traveller's Guide to Turin is
a passionate and selective guide to the city, as practical as
the commercial guides but more personal in tone, one willing
to assume its reader is as interested in Turin's illustrious
history and culture as in its abundant food shops and museums.
A city of more than a million people, Turin has a historic centre
that merges the Baroque and the Art Nouveau, with streets named
for typographers and publishers and views of the Alps around
every corner. The first capital of a united Italy, it is where
Italo Calvino, Primo Levi and Cesare Pavese lived and wrote;
where Antonio Gramsci decried the plight of young Sardinian
immigrants; and where partisan resistance overcame Fascist control
and German occupation in the Second World War. Today Turin,
at the heart of the Slow Food movement, is as vibrant as ever
and as delightful to visit as more renowned, and more crowded,
destinations in Italy. This charming, compact and informative
guidebook is suitable for visits of any length and features:
detailed listings of Turin's cultural attractions, from the
one-of-a-kind Museum of Cinema to the Museum of Alpine Mountaineering
to the Museum of the Marionette; personal recommendations to
Turin's hotels, restaurants, cafes, and shops guided walks through
the city's Roman, Baroque, and modern neighborhoods; suggestions
for short trips to the surrounding countryside, ideas for what
to do with children, and more. Tour Turin.
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Out" Turin
Though Turin may be synonymous with Fiat, there's much more
than the auto industry in this elegant, but little-visited city
on the banks of the River Po. Stately palazzi line up along
avenues offering glimpses of snow-capped Alps beyond. The city's
art and antiquities collections, including the biggest Egyptian
haul outside Cairo, are a reminder that Turin was once a splendid
capital not only of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont but also
of Italy. Tour Turin.
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