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e Turin

Mention Turin (Torino) and most people will think of industry
and prosperity. It is certainly an economic powerhouse but
it is also a town of grace and charm, with superb Baroque
architecture, elegant arcades of shops and excellent museums
set against the dramatic scenery of the foothills of the Alps.
Turin is also, of course, home to the famous Turin Shroud,
the Fiat car company and the Juventus football team.

Exploring Turin was economic. In 1899 the
Though settled by the Romans Agnelli family created the car
(Porta Palatina is an impressive company Fiat (Fabbrica
1st-century-AD relic), and Italiana Automobili Torino),
the seat of a university which grew to be one of
since the Middle Ages, the biggest in Europe.
Turin came into its own After World War II, Turin
only after 1563, when attracted thousands of
Emanuele Filiberto of The Fiat car poor Italians from the Statue of Emperor Augustus in front of
Savoy moved his capital factory logo south who came to work the Roman Porta Palatina
here. Three centuries of in its factories. Though
pro sperity ensued. Turin then there have been social conflicts R Duomo
became the base for Italy’s and labour disputes as a result, Via XX Settembre 87/Piazza San
unification movement and, from managers and workers unite Giovanni. Tel 011 436 15 40. Open
1861 to 1865, the first capital of over football: the Juventus team daily (closed 12:30–3pm). 7
the newly united country. is owned by the Agnelli family. The cathedral, built in 1491–8
Subsequently its main power and dedicated to St John the
MILANO Aeroporto Caselle
NOVARA 15 km (9 miles)
VERCELLI
Turin Town Centre PIAZZA
DELLA
REPUBBLICA
1 Porta Palatina RIVOLI
PIAZZA
2 Duomo Porta C O R S O RE G I N A M A R G H E R I TA
AUGUSTO
3 San Lorenzo VIA MILANO Palatina Teatro ALESSANDRIA
Basilica di Superga
Romano
4 Palazzo Reale ASTI
5 Armeria Reale VIA MERCANTI Duomo Palazzo Giardini
Reale
6 Palazzo Madama Reali
7 Museo Egizio and Galleria VIA S. FRANCESCO D'ASSISI San Armeria C O
Reale
Sabauda VIA S. TOMMASO Lorenzo CASTELLO
PIAZZA
Palazzo
8 Palazzo Carignano Madama Teatro
VIA ROMA PIAZZA CARIGNANO VIA MONTEBELLO Mole
9 Mole Antonelliana V I A P. M I C C A Regio
VIA S. TERESA
Museo Egizio & VIA BATTISTI V I A P O Antonelliana
Galleria Sabauda Palazzo
PIAZZA Carignano V I A G I U S E P P E V E R D I
SAN
CARLO VIA LAGRANGE VIA PR INC I P E A MEDEO
VIA CARLO ALBERTO
V I A X X S E T T E M B R E VIA ROMA VIA GOBETTI VIA CAVOUR VIA SAN FRANCESCO DA PAOLA ALBERTO VIA M. VITTORIA LUNGO PO CADORNA
V I A R O S S I N I R S O S A N M A U R I Z I O
PIAZZA
CARLO
V I A P O
PIAZZA
VIA GIOLITTI
VITTORIO
VENETO
PIAZZA
Ponte
PIAZZA
PIAZZA
CARLO VIA GRAMSCI V I A A C C A D E M I A A L B E R T I N A CAVOUR VI A G IOLI T T I Vittorio
LAGRANGE
FELICE PIAZZA V I A S A N M A S S I M O Emanuele I
BODONI
VIA FRATELLI CALANDRA
Stupinigi V I A D E I M I L L E
VIA CAVOUR
Stazione C O R S O C A I R O L I
Porta Nuova V I A M A Z Z I N I P o
0 metres 500 C O R S O V I T T O R I O E M A N U E L E I I
0 yards 500
Museo dell'Automobile, Ponte
Pinacoteca Giovanni e Parco del Umberto I
For keys to map symbols see back flap Marella Agnelli Valentino
MONCALIERI
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp565–9 and pp584–90
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