Turin Piedmont - Torino Italy - Giuseppe Alletto art and travel

#torino #giuseppealletto #italiancity #turin #turinitaly #italianlanguagestudy Turin Piedmont - Torino Italy - Giuseppe Alletto art and travel Why visit Turin? Torino, Italy—known to English-speakers as Turin—is one of the country’s largest cities. Between Turin’s size, and the number of attractions it offers, it’s surprising that it remains so off-the-beaten-path for tourists. Boasting chic piazzas, Baroque architecture, palaces, and castles, the capital of the Piedmont region is so elegant, it’s been nicknamed Italy’s “little Paris.” In fact, the Savoia family, the last monarchy to rule Italy before it became a republic, resided in Torino for centuries. (And when the Republic was founded, Torino, not Rome, was its first capital). In later years, Torino distinguished itself as an important hub of Italian business; Fiat, the Italian car manufacturer, was founded in Torino in 1899 and is still a major industrial protagonist in the city. Curious about what to see as