Cuneo (Cuneo) | |
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Country | Italy |
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Region | Piedmont |
Watercourse | Stura di Demonte |
Area | 119,67 km² |
Population | 56 281 hab. () |
Density | 470,3 inhab./km² |
Postal code | 12100 |
Telephone prefix | 39 0171 |
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Cuneo is a city of Piedmont north ofItaly.
Understand
The city of Cuneo, founded in 1198, is located on a wedge-shaped plateau (cuneo in Italian) at the confluence of the Stura and Gesso rivers.
To go
By plane
The city is 19,6 km of the'Cuneo International Airport, which is connected to the city by an aerobus. From this airport, departure of domestic and international flights.
- 1 Cuneo Airport
By car
From Italy:
- Turin-Piacenza (Asti Est exit), then Asti-Cuneo (Sant'Albano Stura exit).
- Turin-Savona, continuation on Asti-Cuneo (Sant'Albano Stura exit).
- Asti-Cuneo (Cuneo exit).
From France:
- Col de Larche (1996 m).
- Col de la Lombarde (2351 m - always closed during the winter months).
- Col de Tende tunnel (1300 m).
By train
The city has two stations:
- 2 Cuneo Station – Main railway station in the city of Cuneo. It is located in Piazzale della Libertà, to the west of the city. It was inaugurated on November 7, 1937.
- 3 Cuneo Gesso Station – Located to the east of the city, on a lower level than the Cuneo plateau. It was the first and only station in the city until 1937.
The Cuneo-Limone Piemonte-Ventimiglia line makes it possible to reach both Liguria and France, while the Cuneo-Turin line makes it possible to reach the regional capital.
By bus
Coni is connected with the localities of the province and with other provincial capitals through numerous bus lines, managed by companies belonging to the consortium Grandabus.
Circulate
The city center is characterized by a checkerboard plan along the median axis via Roma-corso Nizza. The city is divided into historical subdivisions, which are: area Aulica Storica, area Centrale Storico - Ambientale and aera Modernista.
To see
- 1 Cuneo Cathedral
- 2 Church of the Sacred Heart
- 3 Saint-François monumental complex
- 4 Church of Santa Croce
- 5 Piazza Galimberti
Cathedral
The Church of the Sacred Heart
Santa Croce Church
Do
To buy
Eat
- 1 Antiche Contrade Ristorante Via Savigliano 11, 12100, Cuneo, Italy, 39 0171 480488
- 2 Piatti di Parola Via Sette Assedi, 2, 12100, Cuneo, Italy, 39 0171 189 0018, e-mail : [email protected]
- 3 Osteria Vecchio Borgo Via Dronero 8b, 12100, Cuneo, Italy, 39 0171 950609
- 4 I 5 Sensi Via Dronero 4, 12100, Cuneo, Italy, 39 391 300 4405
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
- 1 Crystal Via della Magnina, 3 / A, 39 0171 412623, e-mail : [email protected]
- 2 Fiamma Via Antonio Meucci, 36, 39 0171 66652, e-mail : [email protected]
- 3 Palazzo Lovera via Roma, 37, 39 0171 690420, e-mail : [email protected]
- 4 Royal Superga Via Pascal, 3, 39 0171 693223, e-mail : [email protected]