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Turin
The Turin is her city Italy, its capital Πεδεμόντιου and the homonymous province, with a population of the wider metropolitan area of approximately 1,700,000 inhabitants.
At a glance
Ideal period of visit
How to get there
By air
By airThe city has an airport (Sandro Perdini - Caselle).
By train
By trainIt also has 3 train stations for the public, while it has a tram and metro network.
By road
By road
By boat
By boatOrient yourself
How to move
What to see
Turin has 51 parks, the largest of which is the Pellerina Park, covering an area of 837 acres, while the most famous is the Valentino Park. This park runs several kilometers from the eastern end of the city to the center and is full of greenery, flowers, trees, etc. Inside the park, which crosses the Padua, there is a faithful replica of a medieval castle (built in the 19th century). which is open to the public, there is the famous restaurant San Giorgio, the Botanical School etc.
Turin is a remarkable cultural center, with a university, polytechnic, libraries, various academies, conservatories, museums, galleries, many theaters, etc. Among the monuments that exist are the Madama Palace, the church of San Domenico (both monuments are from the Middle Ages), the cathedral of San Giovanni, the palace of Cariniano and others.
The Mole Antonelliana is the symbol building of the city. It was built by the architect Antonelli (from whom it took its name), originally intended to house the Jewish Synagogue. Eventually, this purpose was never fulfilled as, before the project was completed and due to exceeding the initial cost forecast, the Jewish community exchanged the building for a municipal plot and the synagogue was eventually built there. Today the building houses the Cinema Museum.
The city has 4 national museums: the Cinema Museum, the Car Museum, the Mountain Museum and the Renaissance Museum. It is noted that in Turin there is an Egyptian Museum, which is the largest Egyptian museum in the world in value of exhibits and the second largest Egyptian museum in the world (after Cairo) in number of exhibits.
Also in the hills of Turin is the church of the Supergé (year 1730), in which the plane of the Turin football team crashed in May 1949 on its way back from a friendly match in Portugal, killing all players of the team, its managers and the journalists who accompanied it.
Turin has two major football teams, Juventus (founded in 1897) and Turin (founded in 1906).
Entertainment
Studies
Job opportunities
Turin is one of its most important industrial centers Italy. Main industries are cars, machines, weapons, textiles, chemicals, chocolate, printing, etc. The modern history and economy of the city are inextricably linked to the FIAT car industry and the Anielli family, which also owns one of the two major football teams, Juventus. As an industrial city, it used to be the destination of many waves of Italian immigrants from southern Italy, who came to the city to work in local industry.
What will you buy
Where are you going to eat?
Turin, but also the whole province of Piedmont, is the ideal place for those who love fine cuisine. Both in the city but mainly in the countryside, there are many taverns where a meal consists of 6-7 small, different dishes. Thus, one can try different flavors in one meal.
Memorable are red wine (eg, Barolo, Barbera etc), cold cuts (prosciutto crouto and kotto etc) and jantoua chocolate (in classic chocolate, chocolates, ice cream, etc.).
A typical dish of the area is Banja Kaunda, a delicious and viscous broth with main ingredients milk and garlic. This broth should always be kept warm during the meal (this is achieved with a tealight flame) while in the center of the table is placed a large plate with raw fruits and vegetables, which are intended to be dipped in the broth. Bread is often eaten instead of or in combination with fruits and vegetables.
Where to go for coffee - drink
Where will you stay?
Stay safe
Health and precautions
Communications
Turin has its own dialect, the Turinese, which differ from the dialect of the rest of the province, the Piedmontese. The differences are mainly in the use and the meaning of the words, but also in the pronunciation. However, two people who communicate in their own dialect understand each other to a great extent. Both dialects are related to French.
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