Turin

💡 About Turin

Turin (Torino), the elegant capital of the Piedmont region in northwestern Italy, was the first capital of a united Italy and the historic seat of the royal House of Savoy. Their legacy is a city of grand baroque palaces, arcaded boulevards and refined café culture set against a backdrop of the snow-capped Alps.

Turin is a city of surprising sophistication and mystery — it is home to the Shroud of Turin, the famous cloth revered by many as the burial shroud of Christ, and to a wealth of museums, including one of the world's most important collections of Egyptian antiquities outside Cairo.

As the birthplace of the Italian car industry and home to Fiat, Turin has an industrial backbone, but it is also the cradle of Italian chocolate and the aperitivo — vermouth was invented here. Its historic cafés have served hot chocolate and pastries to intellectuals and royalty for centuries.

With its geometric street plan, magnificent piazzas and the soaring Mole Antonelliana tower housing the National Cinema Museum, Turin is a dignified and cultured city. Often overlooked by tourists, it rewards those who discover its aristocratic charm.

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