Guide of Turin
Turin is located in the northern part of Italy and is the capital of the Piedmont region. It is the fourth most populous city in the country with more than 900 thousand inhabitants. Together with the urban agglomeration, the population is almost 1.7 million. Turin was the first ever capital of the Kingdom of Italy, between 1861 and 1865. The city is an important industrial, commercial, artistic and cultural center. The Po River flows through here, the longest in the whole of Italy.
Accommodation in Turin
In Turin, we can offer you a wide selection of accommodation in the form of hotels, apartments, guest houses (B&B) or hostels. Most of our offer focuses on three and four star hotels. We would like to recommend, for example, Hotel Diplomatic, Starhotels Majestic, Hotel Concord, Hotel dei Pittori. If you are looking for the guaranteed quality of large international hotels belonging to well-known hotel chains, we can offer several of them in Turin. They are, for example, Best Western Plus Executive Hotel and Suites, AC Hotel Torino by Marriott or Novotel Torino Corso Giulio Cesare. For clients looking for affordable and more modest accommodation, we can offer several hostels with prices starting at 20 EUR.
History of Turin
Turin is located in an area that has been inhabited since the 3rd century BC. Later, this area was conquered by the troops of the Roman Empire. After the fall of the empire, Italy was invaded by various barbarian nations until the arrival of the Franks under the command of Charlemagne. In the same century, by order of the Savoy dynasty, Turin was declared a free city. The year 1706 was very important, when the city was besieged by Spanish troops. Turin managed to be defended. At the Congress of Vienna, it was declared that Piemonte (a region in northwestern Italy) would be assigned to the territory of Liguria. In 1861, the Kingdom of Italy was founded, with Turin as its first capital until 1865. During World War II, the city was heavily bombed. After the war, Turin became a symbol of Italian economic prosperity.
Transport to Turin
Torino Caselle Airport "Sandro Pertini" is located 16 km from the center. Trains or the metro are used for transportation to the airport. Cuneo Levaldigi Airport is also located near Turin, 80 km south of the city of Cuneo. The airport is mainly used by low-cost airlines such as Ryan Air. In the center you can travel by public transport represented by buses, metro, trams and trains. Turin is a very important railway hub with regular connections to Genoa and Milan, but also to important European cities in Spain and France.
Sights and attractions in Turin
The symbol of Turin is the Mole Antonelliana - a building measuring 167.5 m, which is named after the architect Alessandro Antonelli, who began its construction in 1863. Since 2000, the building has been home to the National Museum of Cinema (Museo Nazionale del Cinema). Other monuments that you should not miss when visiting Turin are the Royal Palace (Palazzo Reale), which was the seat of the Savoy family until 1865, as well as the Church of San Lorenzo or the Palazzo Madama. All these monuments offer views of Piazza Castello. The memorial (Cappella della Sacra Sindone), where the chapel of Saint Sindone (Sacra Sindone) is located, is also worth a visit. You can find the monument together with the chapel in the cathedral (Duomo di Torino). Turin is also a city of many theaters and museums. The most famous include the Egyptian Museum (Museo Egizio), the largest of its kind after the museum in Cairo, as well as the Museo del Risorgimento and the Museum of Contemporary Art (Museo d'Arte Contemporanea).
Sport in Turin
Turin is home to two football teams – Juventus FC and FC Torino. Both teams operate in the main competition of the Italian football league. In addition to football, hockey, rugby, volleyball and basketball are also played here. In 2015, the city will be awarded the title of European Capital of Sport. In 2006, Turin hosted the Winter Olympics.
Famous personalities of Turin
Turin is the birthplace of many famous personalities, including scientists and Nobel Prize winners for medicine Rita Levi-Montalcini and Renato Dulbecco, as well as politician Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour and writer Primo Levi.
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