Page 31 - DK Eyewitness: Back Roads Northern and Central Italy (Travel Guide)

DRIVE 1

Milan
Venice
IT AL Y
Genoa Bologna
Florence
Perugia
Rome

In the Shadow

of the Alps

Turin to

Castello di

Rivoli

Highlights

• Royal Turin
Admire the sweeping boulevards,
elegant hunting lodges and pleasure
palaces of this aristocratic city
• Gourmet Piedmont
Taste the region’s famous mushrooms
and truffles and sample the rich,
French-influenced cuisine
• Strategic mountain passes
Walk in the footsteps of some of
history’s greatest armies – Hannibal,
Augustus and Napoleon all marched
through the Alps near Aosta
• Paradise park
Explore Italy’s first national park, the
Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso,
and see ibex, chamois, marmots
and magnificent golden eagles

Spectacular view of the valley from the
Col de l’Iseran

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