{"id":1635,"date":"2010-02-05T17:19:41","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T16:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2010-02-05T17:19:41","modified_gmt":"2010-02-05T16:19:41","slug":"turin-a-short-itinerary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/1635\/turin-a-short-itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"Turin: a short itinerary."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1636\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/mole-amtonelliana-1gr.jpg\" alt=\"mole amtonelliana 1gr\" width=\"336\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/mole-amtonelliana-1gr.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/mole-amtonelliana-1gr-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>People can appreciate Turin, the ancient capital of Italy, <strong>simply walking around<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a city with a <strong>&#8220;Royal Past&#8221;<\/strong> and offers impressive monuments and buildings that bear witness to this important history.<\/p>\n<p>To discover it you can <strong>start from Piazza Castello<\/strong>. A kilometers around this square it is possible to see countless works of art and museums.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1637\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/armeria-gr.jpg\" alt=\"armeria gr\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/armeria-gr.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/armeria-gr-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First of all the <strong>Mole Antonelliana<\/strong>, which today is home to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Museo Nazionale del Cinema<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>At the centre of this square there is <strong>Palazzo Madama<\/strong>, a medieval building with a Baroque facade, which now houses the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Museo Civico d&#8217;Arte Antica<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Under the arcades there is the <strong>Teatro Regio<\/strong>, followed by the <strong>Royal Library<\/strong>, where there are many manuscripts, the <strong>Royal Armory<\/strong> and the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Church of San Lorenzo <\/strong>is also worth a look. It is famous because it hasn\u2019t got a fa\u00e7ade and has a splendid Baroque dome.<!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1638\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/piazza-castello-gr.jpg\" alt=\"piazza castello gr\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/piazza-castello-gr.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/piazza-castello-gr-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continuing to walk people meet the <strong>Royal Palace<\/strong>, built to be the official residence of dukes, afterwards become kings for over two centuries.<\/p>\n<p>In this beautiful building you can visit some magnificent rooms adorned with objects of great artistic and historical value, such as porcelain, tapestries, furniture and paintings.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1639\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/reale.jpg\" alt=\"reale\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Near the Royal Palace, visitors can admire the\u00a0<strong> Cathedral<\/strong>, built around the year 1500.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the artistic value of the building, this building is important because it contains the <strong>Chapel of the Shroud<\/strong>, where the urn containing the Holy Shroud is still located.<\/p>\n<p>In the surroundings of the Dome there are <strong>Porta Palatina<\/strong>, dating back to Roman times, the remains of the <strong>Roman Theatre<\/strong> and <strong>Piazza della Repubblica<\/strong> (or Porta Palazzo). This square is famous thanks to its market, which is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">the largest outdoor market in Europe<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Photos from the Albums of: alphaorionis, Francesco Cattoni, lonesome:cycler, Gaspa and magro_kr.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/holidays-in-piedmont\/turin-area\/city-of-turin\/hotels\/\">Hotels in Turin.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1642\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/madama.jpg\" alt=\"madama\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1643\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/san-lorenzo.jpg\" alt=\"san lorenzo\" width=\"240\" height=\"164\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/san-lorenzo-2.jpg\" alt=\"san lorenzo 2\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1641\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossingitaly.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/reale2.jpg\" alt=\"reale2\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turin is a city rich in treasures, monuments, squares, museums, religious buildings and palaces. 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