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Turin Travel GuideUseful Infomations to stay in TurinWHERE TO STAY IN TURINFind on Comparior.com the solution that meets your needs to stay in the best hotels in Turin. Please use this booking form, compare prices and book the best hotel deals in Turin! TURIN OVERVIEWTurin is a business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. Capital of the Duchy of Savoy, first capital of the newly United Italy in 1861, Turin has a glorious past, reflected upon the majestic buildings landscape. But Turin has never losed its important role, becoming an industrial pole with famous companies as FIAT. Turin is one of the undisputed world capitals of taste, with its tradition of good food and wine, well known in particular for the workmanship chocolat tradition. We can't speak about Turin without remember that it's the home of the Shroud of Turin, the football teams Juventus F.C. and Torino F.C. Turin is an easy city to visit and to love, thanks to its rational design, in which it is impossible to get lost. Turin is one of the italian capitals of cinema, famous to be the set for a lot of films and with its own Cinema Festival. A really magic city, as the legend tells it's part of two magic triangles: the triangles of white and black magic. Located between two rivers, crowned by the Alps, with a hills territory all around, Turin is the perfect place for a suggestive and original holiday, to discover the most regal and elegant aspect of Italy.  Photo: Maurizio Pichierri
More photos of Turin? Visit Comparior PhotoGuide on Facebook. Click here to enter! WHAT TO SEE AND WHAT TO DO IN TURINStart your visit in Turin just looking around the marvellous buildings, squares and monuments. It'll be enough to fall in love with this city. The squares are majestic and meeting-point for the Turin' social life. The main are Piazza Castello, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, Piazza Carlo Alberto. Walk under the endless porches of the city center is a must, for shopping or a 'Bicerin' break in one of the historic bars of the city. In Turin there are important and spectacular museums as the Egyptian Museum, the second for importance after the Cairo Egyptian museum and the Museum of Cinema, held inside Turin’s great monument, the Mole Antonelliana. The city is full of theaters and cinemas, with a wide and important programming. Visit inside Palazzo Reale and Palazzo Madama, for a jump in the sumptuous past of the city. Few kilometers from Turin, you can find the Reggia di Venaria Reale, a gorgeous residence that has no reason to be envious of Versailles. Here in summer is organizzed a rich series of musical and artistic events as the Traffic Festival, a completely free music festival held in July, the most important festival in Piedmont. But Turin is not just culture! The nightlife and the undergroud scene is sparkling. Spend a night in the Murazzi locals along the Po river and you will change idea about the strict appearance of the city. GETTING THERECaselle Turin's airport is 16 km north of the city center. The low-cost airlines arrive here. An Express rail Service (GTT) and a Bus Service (Sadem) connect the airport to the city. There are two main train station in Turin: Porta Susa and Porta Nuova.
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